If skies are clear during this upcoming week, be sure to take a few moments to gaze upward. You just might be lucky and catch a glimpse of a spectacular sky sight — a Taurid meteor.
The Taurid meteors are a weak, long-lasting, diffuse shower, visible during the first half of November. They are slow, with a high proportion of fireballs. Late-night viewing will be hampered somewhat by light from the waning moon until about Nov. 9, but rates of 10 meteors per hour can occur anytime until Nov. 13. Rates of three or four per hour can be seen from late October through November's end.