The Taurids Are Here

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OK, I know most of you are asking, what the heck is a Taurid. The Taurids are a lesser know meteor shower, that occur right before the Leonids. They seem to originate from the constellation Taurus the Bull, which is near the Plieades.

From Spaceweather.com:

"TAURID METEOR SHOWER: Earth is entering a stream of debris from periodic Comet 2P/Encke, and this is causing the annual Taurid meteor shower. The shower has a broad maximum lasting from Nov. 5th through 12th. At most, only about 5 Taurids per hour streak across the sky, but what they lack in number they make up for in dazzle. Taurid meteors tend to be fireballs, very bright and slow. Look for them falling out of the constellation Taurus during the hours around midnight."