Spot a fireball during tonight’s Northern Taurid meteor shower – CNN

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Those who missed last week’s Southern Taurids meteor shower have another chance to watch a fireball blaze across the sky, as the Northern Taurids reach their peak. With dark skies expected after Monday’s new moon, the best time to view the meteor shower will be Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. Meteors will show as a few seconds of flashing light. “The observing conditions should be very good,” said Mark Boslough, a research professor in the department of Earth and planetary sciences at the University of New Mexico. “There’s no moonlight to really interfere with getting to see these.” Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through debris trails from asteroids or comets orbiting the sun.

As the bits of ice and rock hit Earth’s atmosphere, they burn up and leave a streak of light across the sky. The Taurid meteor showers are known for producing fireballs that can be brighter than Venus, one of Earth’s closest planetary neighbors. These fireballs arise from larger debris ranging in size from a marble to a small boulder. They may leave behind shining lines