November Night Skies

Both the Southern and Northern hemispheres host the Taurid meteor showers. This event includes slow-moving meteors worldwide during late October and November and are best viewed on dark moonless evenings. 

As the earth passes through the debris of Comet 2P/Encke they're not known as an event that produces a large number of shooting stars like the summertime Perseids or December's Geminids.  The Taurids are famously known for producing slower-moving, exceptionally bright, fireballs.  They ramble along and are best viewed when conditions a right. They are named as a consequence of appearing to emanate from the constellation Taurus. 

In our hemisphere the Northern Taurids became active around October 20 and will continue thru December 10; peaking overnight November 11-12.  There is a new moon this evening and with the absence of interfering moonlight tonight and tomorrow are the best window of opportunity for viewing. Remember, the rates are low, possibly five per hour, but there is the possibility of fireballs.  

Some years have been better than others; displays were better in 2008, 2015 and 2022 when earth passed-thru larger concentrations of debris.  The next near impossible to predict swarm of debris isn't expected until 2032.  Good luck with that.

That doesn't mean there isn't anything worth waiting-for as you need to be patient. If you catch a slow-moving brilliant fireball it just might be the most memorable shooting star you see all year.

Fingers-crossed.  No mosquitoes this time of year.