Supermoon might disrupt stargazers watching Leonid meteor shower this weekend
Expected to peak on Sunday night into the early hours of Monday, there will be up to 10 meteors an hour flashing across the sky.
The Leonids, one of the more prolific annual displays, are bright and fast meteors.
They are named as such because they appear to stream from the head of the constellation Leo the Lion.
A tiny path of debris is left by the comet as it follows its path around the Sun. This then enters the earth’s atmosphere at speeds of up to 70kmh, vaporising and causing streaks of light called meteors.
CEO of Astronomy Ireland, David Moore, said that usually, the best way to see the spectacle would be to stay away from city lights and travel to more rural areas.
“The only problem is tonight is the night of the supermoon – that’s the full moon that’s extra bright and that brightens up the sky,” he told the Irish Independent.
“With the full moon up, even cities have as good a sky as people have in the countryside. All the skies are going to be bright thanks to the…
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