From November 9, Earth's inhabitants can observe the autumn meteor shower - the Leonids. \n \nAccording to Nikolai Zheleznov, a senior research fellow at the Institute of Applied Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences and a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, this year the Leonids can be observed from November 9 to 22. \n \n"According to some data, the meteor shower will have two peaks - on November 13 and 19. However, it is not excluded that there will be more bursts of activity," he noted. During the peak period, up to one hundred meteors per hour can be seen. \n \nAccording to Zheleznov, the ideal time for stargazing in November is after midnight, around three o'clock in the morning. \n \nThe Leonids meteor shower is associated with Comet Tempel-Tuttle, which has an orbital period of 33 years. "This is the most famous meteor shower in human history. There is evidence that observations of it were conducted as long as 3,800 years ago," said Zheleznov. \n \nThe autumn meteor shower was named the Leonids because its "stars" appear to fly from the constellation Leo. \n \nDuring the year, Earth's inhabitants can observe meteor showers twice - in November (the Leonids) and in August (the Perseids).