Leo (The Lion)

Zodiacal lion with the sickle-shaped mane, radiant of the Leonid meteor storms each November.

Core Principles & Analysis

• The backwards-question-mark "Sickle" asterism forms the lion’s head and mane.
• The Leonid shower radiates from Leo; its 1833 storm rained tens of thousands of meteors per hour.
• Regulus sits almost exactly on the ecliptic and is regularly occulted by the Moon.

Specifications & Metrics

• BRIGHTEST STAR: Regulus (α Leo)
• HEMISPHERE: Both (zodiacal)
• BEST VIEWED: April