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The Taurids are Coming!
by Tim Ballisty , on Nov 5, 2009 1:22 pm ET

Earth is currently passing through the particle debris of Encke's comet. Encke's comet completes an orbit of the sun once every three years and was first discovered in 1786.


Unlike other famous meteor showers, the Taurids don't make frequent flybys in the sky. During the peak (November 5 to 12) only about 5 to sometimes 15 meteors streak across the sky per hour.


On the positive side, when it comes to viewing, Taurids tend to be slow-movers and are bright.



Earth is currently passing through the particle debris of Encke's comet. Encke's comet completes an orbit of the sun once every three years and was first discovered in 1786.


Unlike other famous meteor showers, the Taurids don't make frequent flybys in the sky. During the peak (November 5 to 12) only about 5 to sometimes 15 meteors streak across the sky per hour.


On the positive side, when it comes to viewing, Taurids tend to be slow-movers and are bright.



When and where? During this peak viewing, you should look to the constellation Taurus in the eastern sky beginning around the late evening hours. Taurus will reach its zenith during the wee hours of the morning.


Check out the cloud cover map below an you'll notice a good-sized portion of the U.S. will be cloud-free during the next few days. Take a moment and enjoy the night and/or early morning sky!


If you capture a meteor on your camera, send it to us at iwitness@weather.com or head over to weather.com/photos.