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Related: About this forumFireballs are falling to Earth this week – here’s how to watch them
http://www.sciencealert.com/fireballs-are-falling-to-earth-this-week-here-s-how-to-watch-themRight now, Earth is passing through Comet Enckes tail, generating the Taurid meteor shower in the process.
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First is that when the meteor shower peaks on the evening of Wednesday November 11, the moon will be new.
So, there will be no moonlight to outshine the meteors, and observers will have an especially dark night sky to enjoy the show. NASA estimates that during peak hours viewers can see between 7 to 10 meteors an hour.
While those numbers dont stack up to the 100 meteors an hour you can sometimes see during the Perseid meteor shower in August, its still worth watching since some of these meteors are likely to be brilliant fireballs.
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Fireballs are falling to Earth this week – here’s how to watch them (Original Post)
tosh
Nov 2015
OP
Saw some good ones last night from the back yard despite the light pollution.
Spitfire of ATJ
Nov 2015
#7
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)1. Almost forgot these, tosh, thanks! nt
Cassiopeia
(2,603 posts)2. I've caught 1 or 2 every night
for the last 5 days.
Saw a really good fireball yesterday.
Judi Lynn
(160,621 posts)3. Thank you. Beautiful photo. n/t
murielm99
(30,761 posts)4. I saw some last night.
It is stormy tonight. I won't be able to see anything.
tosh
(4,424 posts)5. Tonight is the first CLEAR night here...
in more than 2 weeks.
Now, if I can only stay awake...
Nov. 6, in Los Angeles, big & green
awesome!
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)7. Saw some good ones last night from the back yard despite the light pollution.