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Leonid meteor storm. Nov 18 2001

by

J.Lodriguss/Novapix

Reference

a-efi01-00022

Date

2006-09-21

Leonid meteors rain down through the constellations of Canis Major, Orion, Eridanus and Taurus. Falling at a rate of about one per second, dozens of meteors are recorded in this composite image.