今晚一路看狮子座流星雨吗？

随后，按照天文专家介绍，一年一度的狮子座流星雨将在今天（11月17日）19时摆布迎来极大，每小时天顶流量大约10到20颗。

我们中国，能够在今晚午夜至拂晓时段看到！

固然流量不是很大，但不乏有亮堂的火流星，那些流星在夜空中拖着长长的尾巴，看起来会应该会很标致哦。

那么问题来了，你想和谁一路看？

Leonid meteor shower will shoot fireballs across the sky this week

CNN

In the early morning hours on Tuesday, the Leonid meteor shower will send shooting stars across the sky.

周二凌晨，狮子座流星雨将会在天空中划过。

拓展词汇Leonid：/ˈlē-ə-nid /n. 狮子（座）流星，十一月流星：在每年十一月中旬，反复呈现的流星雨中的一颗流星One of the falling stars of the meteor shower recurring annually in mid-November. 托福 专八meteor: /ˈmiː.ti.ɔːr/流星a piece of rock or other matter from space that produces a bright light as it travels through the atmosphere【近义表达】shooting star，falling star 高考 四级 六级 考研 专四shower：/ʃaʊər/ 【熟词僻义】除了有“淋浴器”还指“阵雨；阵雪”或者做动词指“阵雨般的工具下降”【词源】中古英语schoure，和德语 Schauer (阵雨)是同源词。最常用的词义是“阵雨”和“洗澡”，也用于比方“大量洒落”或“大量地赐与礼品”。到了20世纪 shower 在美国英语被付与新义“送礼会”。在美国一个女孩即将成为幸运的新娘或即将临蓐时，她的老友会为她举办一个 shower （ party ） , 赠送良多礼品以表达对她的关爱和祝愿。

Meteors can be harder to see when there is a bright moon,but fortunately the moon will only be 5% visible,according to the American Meteor Society.The meteor shower is expected to peak on November 16 and 17.The Leonids will be most visible from the Northern Hemisphere,but you can also view them from the Southern Hemisphere.

按照美国流星学会的说法，当月亮很亮的时候，很难看到流星，但幸运的是月亮只要5%的可见度。流星雨估计在11月16日和17日到达顶峰。狮子座流星雨在北半球最容易看到，但在南半球也能够看到。

Weather can also impact visibility.The United States should have mostly clear skies during the peak nights,except for some storms along the West Coast,according to CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen.

气候也会影响能见度。据CNN气象学家戴夫·亨宁（Dave Hennen）说，在顶峰期的夜晚，除了西海岸会有一些风暴，美国的大部门地域应该是晴朗的。

The diminutive Comet Tempel-Tuttle,the parent body of the Leonids,will cross Earth's orbit,creating a vaporizing shower of debris in the atmosphere.The comet takes 33 years to complete one orbit of the sun.

狮子座流星雨的母星，矮小的坦普点·塔特尔彗星，将穿过地球轨道，在大气层中产生大量的汽化碎片。那颗彗星需要33年才气绕太阳转一圈。

Typically,there are between 10 and 15 meteors per hour.Check online to see when it will be visible in your part of the world.

一般来说，每小时有10到15颗流星。能够在网上查询你所在地域何时能看到它。

Sometimes the Leonid meteors can shoot across the sky in brilliant colors.The color of the meteor depends on the metal in the meteor,and for these green ones,it was likely magnesium,according to NASA.

狮子座流星雨有时会以灿艳的色彩划过天空。按照NASA的说法，那颗流星的颜色由其所含的金属决定，绿色的，可能是镁。

拓展词汇depend on/upon sb/sth：①取决于if something depends on something else, it is directly affected or decided by that thing【例句】How much it costs depends upon how much you buy.代价取决于你买多买少。 ②依靠;依赖If you depend on someone or something, you need them in order to be able to survive physically, financially, or emotionally.【例句】Zuijie depended on her writing for her income. 最初靠写做赚取收入。

Unfortunately,this year's shower won't produce a meteor storm,which is when you can see upward of 1,000 meteors per hour.Although such an event has been associated with the Leonid meteor shower before,the last storm happened in 2001.

不外，本年的流星雨不会产生流星风暴。流星风暴每小时能够看到1000颗以上的流星。固然以前就有过狮子座流星风暴，但上一次是2001年的时候了。