The Taurids Meteor Shower takes place November 5 to 12 this year. It is actually two streams of meteors the North Taurids and the South Taurids. It is associated with the comet Encke. It is believed that Encke and the Taurids are remnants of a larger comet. The meteor shower is at a rate of about 7 to 15 per hour, moving slowly across the sky at about 17 miles per second or 65,000 miles per hour. They are bright yellow and often fragment into multiple meteors. Taurid meteors radiate from the sky not far from the Pleiades star cluster in Taurus. Read more at EarthSky EarthSky’s meteor shower guide for 2011 and Skyscrapers 2011 Meteor guide
Posted by: Sandy Steinman | November 2, 2011
Taurids Meteor Shower November 5 to 12, 2011
Posted in Astronomy | Tags: Comet Encke, Meteor shower, Pleiades, Taurid, Taurus
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We were watching for a meteor shower around 9pm in Lempster NH on November 5th and saw the biggest and brightest with a very long tail ….sooo very spectacular!
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By: Janice on November 7, 2011
at 9:20 AM
we are in North Carolina I we havent seen any where do we look? And Andre may I ask you where you are located
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By: elaine lowe on November 5, 2011
at 9:25 PM
You can find good viewing directions at:
http://earthsky.org/tonight/south-taurid-meteor-shower-tonight
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By: Sandy Steinman on November 6, 2011
at 8:46 AM
southern il right in the middle across from st. louis. from here we were seeing it around the big dipper.
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By: andrea on November 7, 2011
at 2:20 PM
I just watched part of this and I seen 5 within 30 minutes. It was amazing. There was a giant red one. More than I have ever seen in my life. Of course I’m only 19 but still! Totally amazing!
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By: andrea on November 5, 2011
at 2:42 AM