Monday, November 11, 2024

Northern Taurids Meteor Shower Peak (all night)

The Northern Taurids meteor shower, which is active worldwide from October 20 to December 10 annually, will reach its maximum overnight on Monday, November 11 in the Americas. The best viewing time for North American skywatchers will be the hours around midnight when the shower's radiant near the Pleiades star cluster in Taurus will be well above the horizon, especially after the bright moon sets around 2:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday. The long-lasting, weak
shower is the second of two consecutive showers derived from debris dropped by the passage of periodic Comet 2P/Encke. The Northern Taurids shower typically delivers 5 meteors per hour at its peak. The larger-than-average grain sizes
of the particles often produce colorful fireballs.

(Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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