Early November ushers in a skywatching bonanza, with three active meteor showers offering the chance to see shooting stars light up the night sky.
The Southern Taurids meteor shower is expected to reach its peak overnight from Monday into Tuesday.
At the same time, the last of the Orionid meteor shower should still be visible, following its peak on Oct. 20.
The Southern and Northern Taurids, meanwhile, are both long-lasting meteor showers, with peaks that are less clearly defined than some other shooting star shows.
The Taurids meteor showers get their name because the shooting stars appear to stream from a point in the sky where the Taurus constellation is located.
Persons:
Northern Taurids, it’s, Taurid
Organizations:
American Meteor Society, Northern, NASA
Locations:
Southern, Northern, streetlights