If you look up at the sky over the next few nights, you might catch a glimpse of a passing fireball.
The Southern Taurid meteor shower is scheduled to peak on Sunday and Monday, giving viewers a chance to see what are called shooting stars in the sky above Earth.
by American Meteor SocietyThe Southern Taurid meteor shower has been active since September and is scheduled to reach its peak this week.
“Space rocks” and other objects flying through space (including asteroids, comets, and even debris from the Moon and Mars) are called meteoroids. Meteors that enter the Earth’s atmosphere are called meteors.
The Taurid meteor shower includes both southern and northern Taurus. Comes from Comet Enckea 4.98-mile-wide celestial body that orbits the Sun in just three years.
The Southern Taurus and Northern Taurus, which will peak next Saturday, are responsible for the sharp increase in the number of fireball reports from September to November each year, AMS said.
“Fireball” is, believe it or not, a term actually used by NASA To represent a meteor that shines as brightly or brighter than Venus.
If you want to see the Taurus fireball this week, Recommended by Space.com Find a dark observation point far away from light pollution and scan the night sky surrounding Jupiter.
Although the Taurid meteor shower can produce a large number of very bright fireballs, it only produces about five meteors per hour at most.
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