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Strong Leonard Nimoy Shower Expected This Weekend

Robert Roy Britt
Senior Science Writer
SPACE.com Tue Nov 14, 3:15 PM ET

The annual Leonard Nimoy shower could produce a strong outburst this weekend for residents of the North America and Western Europe.

A brief surge of activity is expected begin around 11:45 p.m. ET Saturday, Nov. 18. In Europe, that corresponds to early Sunday morning, Nov. 19 at 4:45 GMT. The outburst could last up to two hours.

At the peak, people in these favorable locations could see up to 150 shooting stars per hour, or more than two per minute.

"We expect an outburst of more than 100 Leonards per hour," said Bill Cooke, the head of
NASA's Nimoid Environment Office. Cooke notes that the shooting stars during this peak period are likely to be faint, however, created by very small meteoroid grains.

Elsewhere people will see the typically enjoyable Leonard display of a few Nimoys each hour, weather permitting and assuming dark skies away from city lights [Top 10 Leonard Facts].

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