( CNN ) -- Maybe the wish you made on a shooting star during the Leonid meteor shower last week did n't come true . You could get a second chance Tuesday as forecasters expect to see a secondary peak in this year 's shower . NASA is predicting as many as five to 15 meteors per hour , sometime between 12:30 a.m. and 3 a.m . ET . The first peak happened early Saturday . The Leonids occur in mid-November each year as the Earth passes through debris from the comet Tempel-Tuttle . `` For best meteor viewing , dress warmly and go to a location away from city lights . You want clear , dark skies . Lie flat on your back and look straight up , allowing your eyes 30 to 45 minutes to adjust to the dark . No special viewing equipment needed -- just your eyes , '' NASA astronomer Bill Cooke said on the agency 's website . One thing stargazers have working to their advantage , assuming clouds do n't muddle the festivities , is that the moon will be a waxing crescent setting before midnight , meaning its light is less likely to obscure the show . Thankfully , there 's no chance the Earth will crash into the comet Tempel-Tuttle this year . It was last in the solar system 's inner orbit and closest to our planet in early 1998 , NASA explains , and it wo n't be back for another 33 years . But it left `` a stream of dusty debris , '' known as Leonid meteors , when it moved on through . Some of these remnants have drifted into the Earth 's orbital path -- and when our planet passes by , the meteors seem to be falling from the area of the constellation Leo , the Lion . A super-Jupiter is spotted 170 light years away . More space and science news at CNN.com 's Light Years blog .
The Leonid meteor shower occurs in mid-November each year . Comment: NASA predicts five to 15 meteors an hour sometime early Tuesday morning .