The annual Leonids meteor shower is due to peak next week, hopefully giving stargazers a treat to brighten up the dark winter evenings. The Leonids are due to show between November 3 and December 2 this year,

The remains of a comet are expected to brighten up the night sky, but there could be another celestial body outshining them. A typical presence each mid-November, the Leonid meteor shower is on track to be visible in the direction of the constellation Leo,