Author Topic: South Taurids Meteor Shower.  (Read 520 times)

RoadKingLarry

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South Taurids Meteor Shower.
« on: November 06, 2015, 04:03:11 AM »
Supposed to have peaked last night but it isn't over.
90 minute drive netted me 5 meteors, one being a pretty good fireball.
November is a big month for meteor showers. North and South Taurids and then the leonids.
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Re: South Taurids Meteor Shower.
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2015, 08:01:32 PM »
About a decade or so back, there was a good meteor shower I watched from my patio that produced 10 or more visible meteors per minute.

Never saw anything before or after that came remotely close to that - most often the "50 per hour" showers produce one or two per hour.

If I'm lucky.
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Re: South Taurids Meteor Shower.
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2015, 08:06:08 PM »
Well, if you're going to the Tardis shower, don't let your camera get wet.

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