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11-07-2009, 11:29 AM
Be on the lookout for the TAURID METEOR SHOWER
Earth is passing through a stream of debris from periodic Comet 2P/Encke, and this is causing the annual Taurid meteor shower. "On Nov. 5th, a Taurid meteor came streaking down over the famous Ship Rock near Sedona, Arizona"
The shower has a broad maximum lasting from Nov. 5th through 12th. At most, only about 5 Taurids per hour streak across the sky, but what they lack in number they make up for in dazzle. Taurid meteors tend to be fireballs, slow and very bright. Look for them falling out of the constellation Taurus during the hours around midnight.
First look up. Look for 3 stars in a row. That's Orion's belt. Look a little to the right, and a little higher. Here's a sky map:
http://spaceweather.com/images2009/05nov09/skymap_north.gif?PHPSESSID=7giua91fv8rmd0fth8iesa0 vi0
Happy viewing!
Earth is passing through a stream of debris from periodic Comet 2P/Encke, and this is causing the annual Taurid meteor shower. "On Nov. 5th, a Taurid meteor came streaking down over the famous Ship Rock near Sedona, Arizona"
The shower has a broad maximum lasting from Nov. 5th through 12th. At most, only about 5 Taurids per hour streak across the sky, but what they lack in number they make up for in dazzle. Taurid meteors tend to be fireballs, slow and very bright. Look for them falling out of the constellation Taurus during the hours around midnight.
First look up. Look for 3 stars in a row. That's Orion's belt. Look a little to the right, and a little higher. Here's a sky map:
http://spaceweather.com/images2009/05nov09/skymap_north.gif?PHPSESSID=7giua91fv8rmd0fth8iesa0 vi0
Happy viewing!