The Leonids, from a city balcony
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The Leonids peak around mid-November. In a city, most faint meteors disappear in the glow of street lights, but the brightest ones still cross the sky.
Switch off the lights in the room behind you, then give your eyes twenty minutes to adapt. Avoid your phone screen during that time.
After midnight, look east, slightly above the rooftops. A deckchair and a warm blanket do more than any telescope.










