Lions: When will we see in the sky the autumn rain from the falling stars

Time runs in reverse for the autumn rain from the “, ” which will peak this evening (Sunday 17.11.2024) and until dawn Monday in the northern hemisphere, to which Greece belongs. Leontides are a mid-intensity rain of passing stars (or falling stars) which, however, at times seems particularly impressive. Usually, it brings to Earth’s sky up to 15 “fall stars” per hour, but every about 33 years it displays a magazine culminating in hundreds or even tens of thousands of meteors per hour. The most recent spectacular year was 2001. The specific rain of passing stars lasts from 6 to 30 November and appears to come from the constellation Leo, from where it was also named. In fact, it is the dust particles left behind by the tail of comet 55P/Temple-Tattle, which was discovered in 1865 and every November its remains intersect with the orbit of the Earth. The comet will approach Earth again in 2031. As the Earth orbits the Sun, the remnants of the comet encounter the upper layer of the atmosphere of our planet, ignited due to friction and form bright spheres, known as “fall stars” or percussions. For the best observation of the passing stars you should head to some dark location.