Stargazers can expect to see as many as five fireballs per hour during those peak nights, Cook said. Despite the fiery name, the fireball is completely safe to watch and will not harm anyone.
Fireballs are brighter meteors than Venus, the brightest object in the night sky after the moon, Cook said. They survive about one or two times more than the average meteorite, said Robert Lansford, the meteorological society’s fire report co-ordinator.
While stargazing in the 1980s, Lansford said he had seen volcanoes from the rain of T-reed meteors, and it looked like a full moon had appeared.
“I remember I was sitting on my binoculars, and the ground had just burned.” Lansford said. “I quickly looked to see the meteor shooting.”
Cook currently relies on NASA’s extended camera system to see Toured meteors, but he got a glimpse while doing trick-or-treating when he was younger.
“I was 13 so I was a vague teenager, and I saw a very bright Taurid fireball, and I thought it was a really nice thing to be on Halloween,” Cook said.
The Southern Turid Meteor Shower, which began in September and is laden with northern turrids, also originates from comet 2p / enke. It peaks on October 29 and 30, according to AMS.
According to the AMS, northern meteorites are moving in the sky at a speed of 18 seconds per second and are slower than the average meteor.
According to Cook, the best time to see a meteor shower would be after midnight in your local time zone. Light pollution from cities is difficult to see, so let’s go to a place without artificial lights.
The brightness of the moon can also affect the visibility of meteor showers. Fortunately, according to AMS, the moon will appear only 15% during peak times.
Although this year is not the Northern Rhine Turds Meteor Shower Peaks, the fountain will continue until December 10th. If you miss the Taurus meteor shower, No need to worry: the Geminids meteor shower will be in mid-December.
“This year, Geminids will be great, because no moon will come to spoil the show,” Cook said.
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