New Moon Sets Stage for Brilliant Leonids Meteor Shower

This year's Leonids meteor shower peaks on Tuesday, Nov. 17. If forecasters are correct, the shower should produce a mild but pretty sprinkling of meteors over North America followed by a more intense outburst over Asia. The phase of the moon will be new -- setting the stage for what could be one of the best Leonid showers in years."We're predicting 20 to 30 meteors per hour over the Americas,