The Leonid meteor shower is set to dazzle stargazers this weekend as it sends bright lights shooting across the night sky. It is one of the best opportunities of the year for people to admire passing meteors.

The Leonid meteors are a few years away from producing the kind meteor storm that dazzles stargazers once about every 33 years, but the fast fireballs they're known for producing should still put on a show this weekend.

This weekend we are going to be treated to two special celestial phenomena with the Beaver Supermoon as well as the Leonids Meteor Shower peaking.

For stargazers, this weekend may be a prime time to make a wish, as the Leonid meteors are set to put on a spectacular show. When observing a streak of light in the night sky, you might think of it one of two ways.

Saturday and Sunday nights provide a good opportunity to catch the Leonid meteor shower, considered one of the major showers each year. It's been a big week for skywatchers. The Northern Taurids peaked Tuesday and the November "Beaver Moon" peaked Friday.

The reliable Leonid meteor shower peaks on Sunday night, offering a chance to see up to dozens of meteors per hour shooting across the night sky — if the weather doesn't get in the way.

The Leonids meteor shower is about to reach its peak across the UK tonight just as the Beaver supermoon wanes. A dazzling display of fast, bright meteors, entering the atmosphere at 70 kilometres per second,

November’s full moon, otherwise known as the beaver moon, will shine bright in the sky on Friday as the last supermoon of the year.