Fireballs are very bright meteors that can cast shadows on the ground. Some scientists think it might be possible to observe visual flashes as Leonids crash into the moon's surface. Click here for details. This article includes observing tips and instructions for scientific meteor counts. Leonid meteorite impacts on the Moon might be visible from Earth and provide a means for long-distance lunar prospecting.
Experts make their predictions.
This reference explains how to convert UT to local time anywhere in the world. You might think that astronomers would know just about everything about the Leonids. After all, we've been studying these meteors for nearly 200 years. The Leonids continue to surprise sky watchers and scientists. In 1998 forecasters predicted a strong Leonids shower around 1900 Universal Time on November 17.