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- The supermoon reaches full phase over the United Kingdom on 24 November.
- The Leonid meteor shower peaks around 17 November, producing 10–15 meteors per hour.
- Leonid meteors enter Earth’s atmosphere at roughly 70 km per second.
- Optimal Leonid viewing occurs after midnight until dawn when Leo is high.
- A planetary parade featuring Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter appears before sunrise on 14 November.