The Leonid meteor shower – one of the showers that gives us the best pictures and memories – is expected to peak at the beginning of Saturday, November 18.

Though it may not gift us a wonderful meteor feast like it did in 2001, the shower will still be visible with your naked eyes. In fact, it's better to watch it without a telescope because the bright lines can appear anywhere in the night sky.

Stargazers should prepare to watch it during Friday evening. As of the time of writing, Chinese fans have been taking action as there will be only two hours left before midnight.

The best time to see this meteor shower is before dawn. If things go well, you can probably see 10 to 15 meteors every hour during the peak – that's one meteor every four to six minutes.

Another tip for stargazers in the northern part of the world is to keep yourselves warm, as the night temperatures can dip to freezing or beyond.

The cause of the yearly meteor shower is a comet called Tempel-Tuttle. It was named after the two astronomers who discovered the comet: Wilhelm Tempel and Horace Tuttle.

The debris left behind by the Tempel-Tuttle falls into the Earth's atmosphere and burns out, producing bright lines in the night sky.

For the Leonid meteor shower, some meteors may look like fireballs with longer, more colorful tails than those in normal showers.

The next time humans will get a chance to watch Leonid meteor shower like rainfall will probably be 2031.