Archive: Planets Are Elusive but Look Out for Meteor Showers ; the Night Sky for November From Birmingham Astronomical Society
Birmingham Post › October 31, 2004
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November is a good month for meteor showers. The first to appear will be the Taurids, debris from the Comet 2P/Encke. Peak time for these meteors will be around the 3rd/5th but only a handful of 'shooting stars' an hour is the norm.
Better known is the Leonid meteor shower, product of the comet TempelTuttle and the subject of some attention in recent years when meteor 'storms' were experienced in certain areas. Its radiant (apparent origin in the sky) is in Leo and viewing after midnight on the 17th and 18th is advisable to see maximum activity. These meteors are usually very fast and often leave lingering ionisation trails. This year, though, numbers are not expected to be significant.See the full content of this document
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Archive: Planets Are Elusive but Look Out for Meteor Showers ; the Night Sky for November From Birmingham Astronomical Society
Not so on the night of the Great Meteor Storm of 12th November 1799 when skies over England, Europe and the Middle East were virtually lit up with 'shooting stars'.
The next really large storm recorded appears to have occurred on 13th November 1833 ov...See the full content of this document
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