An astronomer observes the night sky for Leonid Meteors at an observatory near the village of Progled south of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. The annual Leonid meteor shower is promising to put on a dazzling sky show. The Leonid meteor shower occurs each year as a result of Earth passing through dust released by the comet Tempel-Tuttle. The point from where the Leonid meteors appear to radiate is located within the constellation Leo. 
Schoolchildren covered with a blanket sit outside to try to watch Leonid meteors shower at Sonipat, 60 kilometers (37.5 miles) from New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.
Armature astronomers observe the night sky for the Leonid meteors shower at a hilltop near the village of Nagrakot, 20 miles (32 kilometers) northeast of Katmandu, Nepal, early Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009. Forecasters define a meteor storm as 1,000 or more meteors per hour expected to streak across the sky during the shower's peak.
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