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Leonid Meteor Shower Set to Begin This Weekend and Run Through November

BBC News reported that the Leonid meteor shower, known for bright and fast meteors, starts this weekend and continues until the end of November.

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The Leonid meteor shower will begin this weekend and continue until the end of November, according to a report from BBC News. The outlet's headline describes the Leonids as one of the year's most prolific meteor showers, saying it will light up the night sky this weekend.

The BBC News summary says the Leonid shower is known for its "bright and fast meteors." The summary does not compare the shower with other meteor showers during the year.

Several details are not stated in the material available for this story. The BBC News summary does not give specific dates for the start or end of the shower, the times of night when it may be visible, or the part of the sky where viewers should look.

The account is drawn from a single source. No other outlet's report on the shower was included in the material used to write this story, so the details above rest on BBC News alone.

Taken together, the headline and summary place the shower's activity between this weekend and the end of November. Beyond that timeframe, the summary offers no further particulars.

The full BBC News article was not part of the material used for this story, so any additional facts it contains are not reported here.

Sources: BBC News: One of the year's most prolific meteor showers to light up the night sky this weekend.