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HST's Orientation and Viewing Target During Leonid Meteor Shower


Depicts: Leonid Meteor Shower
Copyright: Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

The anticipated celestial bombardment called the Leonid meteor storm on the afternoon of November 17th (EST) won't deter the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope from its key mission of gazing far across the universe -- as long as the view is in the opposite direction of the incoming meteor swarm.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
22-Jan-2026 19:20 UT

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