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Taurid meteors promise Guy Fawkes fireball show

Started by Rick, Nov 04, 2008, 20:57:29

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Aficionados of meteor showers should cast their eyes heavenwards on 5 and 12 November for what are expected to be "unusually good" displays from the Taurids, possibly including fireball-inducing larger meteors colliding terminally with Earth's atmosphere.

More: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/04/taurid_meteors/