The Southern Taurids, the first branch of the Taurid meteors showers, will be optimally visible after midnight early Tuesday.
“An advantage with (the Taurids) is that they do tend to produce bigger, brighter (meteors) compared (with) other meteor showers.
The Southern and Northern Taurid meteor showers will be visible almost everywhere in the world except Antarctica, Schmoll said, as long as the constellation Taurus is visible in the sky.
Every few years, the Taurid showers see an increase in the rates of meteors produced, often called the Taurid “swarm,” such as the higher rates created in 2022.
This heightened activity is usually seen every three or seven years, according to the American Meteor Society.
Persons:
—, Patience, ”, Shannon Schmoll, Abrams, it’s, Schmoll, Encke, ” Schmoll, “
Organizations:
CNN, American Meteor Society, Abrams Planetarium, Michigan State University, NASA, Meteors, Farmers
Locations:
Southern, Northern, —
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