the sky tonight - fireballs [View all]

[marym625]

Last night was the peak but tonight should be great too

Last night I first saw a "shooting star" then saw Polaris. I thought I was seeing things. Looked it up on Google Sky and found this.

Hope you all get at least a little show

http://earthsky.org/tonight/south-taurid-meteor-shower-in-november

Tonight – November 4, 2015 – should be a peak night for the annual South Taurid meteor shower. Tomorrow night (November 5) should be good as well. Though a modest shower, with a predicted peak rate of about 7 meteors per hour, the Taurids can surprise you with a flamboyant fireball or two! The meteors will be flying from late night until dawn.

The moon is now in a waning crescent phase. It’s up in the peak predawn hours, but shouldn’t interfere too much with viewing any fireballs that happen to be whizzing by. Seeing a Taurid fireball – even if it’s just one – counts as a big thrill.

And, by the way, a fireball is just another word for a particularly bright meteor.

The other Taurid shower – the North Taurids – should add a few more meteors to the mix from late night until dawn, on the nights of November 5 and 6. The forecast calls for the North Taurid shower to be raining down the most meteors on the night of November 11, 2015. The moon will be new about then, offering pitch-black skies.

More at link above excerpt