The Taurids are commonly known as the Halloween Fireballs for their yearly October and November activity. The meteor shower is the result of remnants from the the Comet Encke. This year the best viewing date will be November 5th and are part of the Southern Taurids Stream (November 12 Is the Peak of The Northern [...]
Posts from ‘October, 2008’
Do Meteors Make a Sound?
Some of you may or may not remember the comic strip Flash Gordon or even the 1980 film when Ming the Merciless uses meteors to attack the Earth. Those meteors make a sound, right? So meteors you see in the sky make a sound too. No that’s Hollywood. So this article ends here, right? Well [...]
Orionids Meteor Shower Photo
This picture shows the meteors pathway during an Orionids Meteor Shower in the vicinity of Bursa, Turkey. The meteors were photographed in sequential exposures over a three-hour period. The next photo shows several meteor streaks that can all be linked to a distinct point in the sky just beyond the belt of Orion, called the [...]
The Time is Now for Viewing the October Orionids Meteor Shower
Q: When is the Best Time for Viewing the Orionids Meteor Shower? A: The best time to view a meteor shower is when there is no moon in the sky. On October 20 and 21 the moon will be in a Last Quarter Phase and Waning Crescent Phase; this means just under 50 percent of [...]
