A Leonids Star Field

Explanation: As meteor after meteor streaked across a moonless sky, photographers across the world snapped pictures of the 2001 Leonids Meteor Shower . Many recognized this as the best meteor shower they had ever seen. In fact, the 2001 Leonids was the most active meteor shower since the mid-1960s. The above photo captures three Leonid meteors crossing a photogenic star-field . On the far right is the Pleiades star cluster . The brightest meteor crosses right in front of the Hyades star cluster , situated below the image center. Just left of center is the bright planet Saturn , and the bright star below Saturn is Aldebaran . The ten-minute exposure was taken near Victoria , British Columbia , Canada at 2:45 am PST on 2001 November 18.