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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) 

It’s that time of year again, folks. Time for the Leonids meteor shower, that is.

Peak meteor-viewing time will be from midnight to dawn Nov. 17 and Nov. 18.
As the earth’s path crosses orbits with the comet Tempel-Tuttle, its orbit becomes littered with debris, earthsky.org reports. When this debris comes into earth’s atmospshere, it vaporizes, giving us a glimpse at the, meteor shower.