Late night November 11 until dawn November 12, 2016, the North Taurids
Like the South Taurids, the North Taurids meteor shower is long-lasting (October 12 – December 2) but modest, and the peak number is forecast at about 7 meteors per hour. The North and South Taurids combine, however, to provide a nice sprinkling of meteors throughout October and November. Typically, you see the maximum numbers at around midnight, when Taurus the Bull is highest in the sky. Taurid meteors tend to be slow-moving, but sometimes very bright. In 2016, the waxing gibbous moon obtrudes on this year’s 2016 North Taurid shower.
photo from Photographer Jeff Dai
https://www.facebook.com/jeffdai1988
See also:
When and How to Watch the Taurid and Leonid Meteor Showers
https://www.wunderground.com/news/meteor-showers-november-leonid-taurids
"... Unfortunately, the nearly full moon will "wash out the peak nights," Chris Vaughn of space.com notes. "
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Like the South Taurids, the North Taurids meteor shower is long-lasting (October 12 – December 2) but modest, and the peak number is forecast at about 7 meteors per hour. The North and South Taurids combine, however, to provide a nice sprinkling of meteors throughout October and November. Typically, you see the maximum numbers at around midnight, when Taurus the Bull is highest in the sky. Taurid meteors tend to be slow-moving, but sometimes very bright. In 2016, the waxing gibbous moon obtrudes on this year’s 2016 North Taurid shower.
photo from Photographer Jeff Dai
https://www.facebook.com/jeffdai1988
See also:
When and How to Watch the Taurid and Leonid Meteor Showers
https://www.wunderground.com/news/meteor-showers-november-leonid-taurids
"... Unfortunately, the nearly full moon will "wash out the peak nights," Chris Vaughn of space.com notes. "
Late night November 11 until dawn November 12, 2016, the North Taurids
Like the South Taurids, the North Taurids meteor shower is long-lasting (October 12 – December 2) but modest, and the peak number is forecast at about 7 meteors per hour. The North and South Taurids combine, however, to provide a nice sprinkling of meteors throughout October and November. Typically, you see the maximum numbers at around midnight, when Taurus the Bull is highest in the sky. Taurid meteors tend to be slow-moving, but sometimes very bright. In 2016, the waxing gibbous moon obtrudes on this year’s 2016 North Taurid shower.
photo from Photographer Jeff Dai
https://www.facebook.com/jeffdai1988
See also:
When and How to Watch the Taurid and Leonid Meteor Showers
https://www.wunderground.com/news/meteor-showers-november-leonid-taurids
"... Unfortunately, the nearly full moon will "wash out the peak nights," Chris Vaughn of space.com notes. "
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Like the South Taurids, the North Taurids meteor shower is long-lasting (October 12 – December 2) but modest, and the peak number is forecast at about 7 meteors per hour. The North and South Taurids combine, however, to provide a nice sprinkling of meteors throughout October and November. Typically, you see the maximum numbers at around midnight, when Taurus the Bull is highest in the sky. Taurid meteors tend to be slow-moving, but sometimes very bright. In 2016, the waxing gibbous moon obtrudes on this year’s 2016 North Taurid shower.
photo from Photographer Jeff Dai
https://www.facebook.com/jeffdai1988
See also:
When and How to Watch the Taurid and Leonid Meteor Showers
https://www.wunderground.com/news/meteor-showers-november-leonid-taurids
"... Unfortunately, the nearly full moon will "wash out the peak nights," Chris Vaughn of space.com notes. "
show less
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