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 ...
Stargazers who missed the peak of the first branch of the Taurid meteor shower have another opportunity ... beautiful of the meteor showers, or the Perseids, lauded as the best altogether.
In an average year, the Orionids produce a maximum of 10 to 20 meteors per hour — many fewer than the summertime Perseids meteor shower, which typically features 50 to 75 meteors per hour.
The Orionids meteor shower ... like the Perseids or Geminids. "One of the reasons that the Taurids have found fame is that they're viewed by many as a bit of a fireball shower - that is, while ...
The Taurids may not have earned the hype and name recognition that accompany other meteor ... the Orionid shower. But while the Orionids are considered the most beautiful and the Perseids are ...
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