Catch the peak of the historic Leonid meteor shower on the night of November 16-17.
The Leonids are expected to produce 15-20 meteors per hour during peak showers.
Leonid meteor storms
The annual Leonid meteor shower has led to some of the most astonishing celestial displays in modern history.
This mid-November event usually produces around 15 to 20 shooting stars per hour during its height, but this pales in comparison to its full potential.
The most impressive shows were documented in 1833, 1866, and 1966.
EarthSky explained on its website - "Rates were as high as thousands of meteors per minute during a 15-minute span on the morning of November 17, 1966. That night, Leonid meteors did, briefly, fall like rain,"
Smaller storms have occurred as recently as 2001.
Another showing of the Leonids boasting thousands of meteors per hour is not expected again for many years. In 2034, astronomers say rates could approach 500 per hour.
Experts say up to 20 shooting stars an hour may be visible on Saturday, November 16, into the early hours of Sunday, Nov. 17, but the full moon could make it a bit more challenging to view them.
For the highest chance of spotting some meteors on Saturday night, experts recommend focusing on darker areas of the sky where the moon is out of your field of view.
The next meteor shower is the Geminids, which will occur on Thursday, Dec. 12, into Friday, Dec. 13.