Visible in the above picture are no fewer than seven Leonid meteors occurring over just a few minutes. 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.
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