Taurid, Leonid meteor showers light up skies in November
The Northern and Southern Taurid meteor showers grace the skies each year for more than two months and both branches will peak at different times in November. They aren't known for creating displays as spectacular as the Perseids or the Orionids, but they have the chance to be rich in fireballs, according to the American Meteorologic Society.
The Taurid meteor shower, consisting of the Southern Taurids ... per second or 65,000 miles (104,000 km) per hour. The Perseids, on the other hand, zip through the sky at 37 miles (59 km) per ...
Perseid meteor shower on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. (NASA / NASA) They noted that during the peak, the waning gibbous moon would be in the sky and might prevent a ...
That's part of the reason that Taurids haven't earned the hype of the like of the Orionids, considered the most beautiful of the meteor showers, or the Perseids, lauded as the best altogether.
considered the most beautiful of the meteor showers, or the Perseids, lauded as the best altogether. But what makes both the Northern and Southern Taurids notable is the increased reports each ...
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