“This is the year for people to go out and see the event…” Coming Soon: Prime View of a Meteor Shower — ‘On Sunday morning, well before sunrise, astronomers expect the skies to be streaked with light in what could be the most impressive Leonid meteor shower in three and a half decades.

The ebb and flow of this year’s Leonid shower will offer a multi- part spectacle across the globe. The opening act is predicted to peak around 5 a.m. Eastern time on Nov. 18, with the East Coast of North America getting the prime view.’ NY Times