Overview
- Spain’s national geography institute confirms the Leonids’ maximum on November 17, with the shower active from November 6 to 30 and minimal moonlight favoring visibility.
- The display typically yields about 10 to 20 meteors per hour from debris of comet 55P/Tempel–Tuttle, with meteoroids hitting the atmosphere near 71 km/s and often showing green, yellow, or red hues.
- Viewing guidance stresses escaping light pollution, watching with the naked eye, and allowing 15–20 minutes for dark adaptation, with clouds and urban glare as main obstacles.
- In Andalusia, educators highlight dark-sky sites such as El Torcal, Sierra Nevada, and Sierra de Cazorla, while noting that auroras could be visible on November 12 if clouds break and the northern horizon is clear.
- The Northern Taurids have already peaked around the night of November 11 with forecasts near five meteors per hour, offering a slower, subtler show compared with the Leonids.