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Take a Wide View

You might hear a lot about the meteor shower’s radiant, a point in the sky from which all Leonids appear to stream outward. True, but fixating on it is not necessarily worth while.

Meteors coming right at you (or nearly so) from the radiant will appear to have short tracks, from your point of view, and so they won’t last long. Those that streak far from the radiant have longer tracks and will generally be more enjoyable.

Be attentive to your peripheral vision. Overly fixating on one spot might cause you to miss something off to the side.

Also, in the mid- to late-evening hours, before the radiant has risen, special "earthgrazer" Leonids can sometimes be spotted.

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