Seven Leonids Over Wise Observatory
			
		
		
			Credit: O. Gabzo 
(Wise Observatory)
		
		
			More 
Leonids 
were visible at some places than others.  
In Israel, early in the morning of 17 November, 
it rained meteors though a clear sky.  
Observers there reported a peak rate for the 1998 Leonid Meteor Shower 
of about 600 meteors per hour.  
Visible in the 
above picture are no fewer than seven 
Leonid meteors 
occurring over just a few minutes.  
(Can you find them all?)  
The dome of the 
Wise Observatory is visible on the right.  
The Earth's rotation causes stars to 
appear as arcs.
The 
1998 Leonids might be remembered not for their numbers, 
however, but for the unusually high fraction of 
bright fireballs.  
Another eventful 
Leonid Meteor Shower is 
forecast for the same time next year.