Tonight, a lucky few may see a meteor explode. This yearly phenomenon is known as the Leonids Meteor Shower , but the location the Earth passes through this year holds promise to provide particularly high activity. The 1998 Leonids was noteworthy for its many bright meteors. In the above slow-loading sequence , a 1998 Leonid was caught exploding over Los Alamos, New Mexico. In the last one-minute exposure, another Leonid streaks past.
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