A meteor or shooting star from the Leonid meteor shower, which occurs annually in November when Earth passes through debris from a comet.
Named after the constellation Leo, from which the meteors appear to radiate. Named following the astronomical tradition of naming meteor showers by their apparent origin point.
Leonids have a history of 'meteor storms' where thousands appear per hour—ancient people recorded them as omens or signs from heaven, not realizing they were watching cosmic debris burning up in our atmosphere.
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