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The Taurid Meteor Shower Is Under Way

Meteors & Meteorites
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Earth is passing through a stream of gravelly debris from Comet Encke, source of the annual Taurid meteor shower.

Because the debris stream is not very congested, Taurid meteor rates are low, no more than 5 per hour.

The special thing about Taurids is that they tend to be fireballs. Check http://spaceweather.com for the latest videos and images of the display, which is expected to peak around Nov. 12th.

Written by Gary

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