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Leonids [′lē·ə·nədz]

(astronomy)

A meteor shower, the radiant of which lies in the constellation Leo; it is visible between November 10 and 15.

Leonids

a meteor shower whose radiant is in the constellation Leo. Observed in the middle of November, the Leonids are related to the comet 1866 I, which has a period of 33 years. The dense swarm of meteoric bodies occupies a small part of the comet’s orbit; meteor showers were observed during the comet’s encounters with the earth in 1799, 1833, 1866, and 1966. An insignificant number of meteors have been evident in other years.

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No references found			Byline: Sebastian Heller STAR GAZERS would be wise to look to the skies over the coming days, with the arrival of the Leonids meteor shower from November 17-19. Look upwards for a spectacular Leonids this year by Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) The Leonids meteors recur each year when Earth passes through the comet's debris trail. Leonid meteor shower's best viewing before dawn on November 17 by Asian News International The Shooting Stars The Leonids are the shooting stars of November. Poor will's Countryside Almanack for early winter of 2009 by Felker, W.L. / Countryside & Small Stock Journal			Leonid Vasilevich Solovev Leonid Vasilevich Sorokin Leonid Veniaminovich Iakobson Leonid Veniaminovich Keldysh Leonid Vereshchagin Leonid Viktorovich Krushinskii Leonid Viktorovich Varpakhovskii Leonid Vitalevich Kantorovich Leonid Viven Leonid Vladimirovich Assur Leonid Vladimirovich Khodskii Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolaev Leonid Vladimirovich Shervud Leonid Voronin Leonid Zakharovich Trauberg Leonid Zhabotinskii Leonid Zhdanov Leonid Zorin Leonida Bissolati Leonidas Leonidas Spartan Leonidas Zervas Leonidov, Ivan Ilich Leonidov, Leonid Leonidov, Leonid Mironovich Leonids Leonids Ernestovich Vigners Leonids Vigners Leonidze, Georgii Leonidze, Georgii Nikolaevich Leonine leonite Leonora Leonora and Alvaro Leonore Leonov, Aleksei Leonov, Aleksei Arkhipovich Leonov, Aleksei Ivanovich Leonov, Aleksey Leonov, Evgenii Leonov, Evgenii Pavlovich Leonov, Leonid Leonov, Leonid Maksimovich Leonov, Petr Leonov, Petr Vasilevich Leonov, Viktor Leonov, Viktor Nikolaevich Leonova, Daria Leonova, Daria Mikhailovna Leonowens, Mrs. Anna Leons Paegle			Leonid Vitalyevich Kantorovich Leonid Viven Leonid Vladimirovich Assur Leonid Vladimirovich Khodskii Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolaev Leonid Vladimirovich Shervud Leonid Voronin Leonid Yengibarov Leonid Zakharovich Trauberg Leonid Zhabotinskii Leonid Zhdanov Leonid Zorin Leonida Bissolati Leonidas Leonidas Leonidas (symmetry) Leonidas (symmetry) Leonidas I Leonidas I Leonidas Spartan Leonidas Zervas Leonide Fedorovitch Massine Léonide Massine Léonide Massine Leonides Leonidov, Ivan Ilich Leonidov, Leonid Leonidov, Leonid Mironovich Leonids Leonids Ernestovich Vigners Leonids Vigners Leonidze, Georgii Leonidze, Georgii Nikolaevich leonine leonine leonine leonine Leonine facies Leonine facies Leonine facies Leonine facies leonine rhyme Leonine rhymes Leonine verse Leonine verses Leonitas leonite Leonora Leonora and Alvaro Leonora Gwalia Historical Museum Leonore Leonorus cardiaca Leonorus cardiaca Leonotis Leonotis leonurus Leonotis nepetaefolia Leonotis nepetifolia

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