Western Europe will be well placed this year for viewing the resulting shooting stars and provided the sky is clear of cloud or relatively clear (at present the weather forecast is not that promising for Sunday morning but check again closer to the time), the experts reckon that there should be about 100 Leonid meteors an hour.
The best time for viewing the Leonid storm will be 0445 GMT to 0630 GMT on Sunday Nov. 19th if you can get up at that time!
A few tips for watching -
Find a dark area as far away from streetlights and house lights as you can get (The more light pollution, the harder they will be to see).
Look into the sky 30 to 75 degrees above the horizon in an Easterly direction.
Take a garden recliner or chair to sit in as you look up.
Wrap up warm and take a flask of something hot!
A Leoind meteorite from 2001
Happy watching and wish upon a star.
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