Good Morning Leonid

On November 17, just an hour before sunrise, this bright and colorful meteor flashed through clear predawn skies. Above a sea of clouds this striking autumn morning's moment was captured from Hochblauen , a prominent 1165 meter high summit in southern Germany's Black Forest. Shining through the twilight , Sirius as well as the familiar stars of Orion are recognizable near the southwestern horizon, and the meteor seems headed right for the hunter's belt and sword . Still, as part of the annual Leonid meteor shower , the meteor trail does point back to the shower's radiant . The constellation Leo is high above the horizon and off the top left of the frame.