Known as one of the top meteor showers of the autumn season because of its bright fireballs, the Leonids started to be visible on Nov. 3 but are expected to be at their best from the late-night hours on Sunday, Nov. 17 into the early morning hours on Monday, Nov. 18.

You don’t need a telescope or binoculars to see the Leonids. To ensure good viewing conditions, you should go to the darkest location possible, possibly a rooftop if you live in a city like New York so that you can get away from bright lights.

Four meteor showers are all active or reaching their peaks during the month of November. That means Wyoming’s night skies will be “bombarded” with

The Taurids meteor showers illuminate November nights, offering stunning fireball displays visible even under moonlight.

55P/Tempel-Tuttle, discovered by Ernst Tempel and Horace Tuttle in 1865, is a small comet with a nucleus measuring just 2.24 miles across. The "P" in its name indicates that the comet has an orbital period of less than 200 years, making it a periodic comet, per Space.com.

Filipino skywatchers can catch the Leonid meteor shower from Nov. 6 to 30, with the best chance to see shooting stars on Nov. 17, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).