# Leonids?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonids/213140>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 14, 2003, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonids/213140 "2003-11-14T00:11:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonids/213140/1 "2003-11-14T00:11:37Z")

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Weren’t the Leonid meteor showers supposed to be tonight?  
None of the weathermen have mentioned them.

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**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonids/213140/2 "2003-11-14T00:22:07Z")

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The first of three I understand. Best viewing is between midnight and dawn.

[MSN article](http://www.msnbc.com/news/990790.asp)

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**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonids/213140/3 "2003-11-14T02:26:38Z")

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So they say the night of Nov 19th at 12:30 am…so that means I should go out on the 18th before midnight right?