The Taurid meteor showers peak a week apart in November

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Two sister meteor showers are already flashing across night skies—and will peak a week apart.

The Southern Taurids will reach their zenith early Tuesday morning and the Northern Taurids on Nov. 12.

While the two showers only produce around five visible meteors per hour under ideal viewing conditions, they are often very bright fireballs, said Sally Brummel, planetarium manager at the University of Minnesota's Bell Museum.

"What's notable is that they're likely to produce brighter and longer-lasting meteors than some other showers, even if there aren't as many" at a time, she said.

 

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