stood above the southern horizon. As a result, the trails don't appear to point back to the shower's radiant in Leo, situated off the left edge of the star field frame. In fact, some trails could be of Taurid meteors, a shower also active in November, or even sporadic meteors, including a bright
Top Astronomical Events for October 2024 (1st week of October) Comet T-ATLAS at its best 2-Annular Eclipse 2-farthest lunar apogee for 2024 3-Moon occults Spica 7-Moon occults Antares 10-Taurid meteors peak 12-Comet T-ATLAS closest to Earth 14-Moon occults Saturn 17-Full Moon
Ever want to be a 'taur? Our 'taurid ancestors genes live on in the mammalian genome, it's just suppressed by another universally dominant gene. bigthink.com/life/turning...
Researchers inactivated a gene in mice embryos to see what effect it had on spine development. The embryos grew extra legs instead.
Let's just say that maybe human bodies, no matter how much tech they have access to, shouldn't have separate, independent, fleshy peripherals, especially not when you mix 'taurid features in. The idea had that twin "that would be creepy" and "wow, more to love!" emotion I find delightful.
“Viewing conditions for the 2023 Taurid meteor showers are good, as the moon will only be 2% illuminated.” 5/5
The comet orbits the Sun every 3.3 years & its debris trail intersects Earth's orbit twice a year. The 1st intersection produces the Southern Taurid meteor shower, which peaks in early November. The 2nd intersection produces the Northern Taurid meteor shower, which peaks now. 3/
“However, the Taurids are known for producing bright fireballs, so even if you don't see many meteors, you may still be treated to a spectacular sight. The Taurid meteor shower is caused by dust particles left behind by comet 2P/Encke.” 2/4
a taurid fireball is also a cool thing to behold
@Independent: Taurid: Long meteor shower to be visible through the month as it reaches its peak https://t.co/HyqrmgEqTq
the taurid meteors are active and the northern taurids are about to peak. they're notable for being bright, and unusually slow for meteors. first time I saw one I thought it couldn't be a meteor because it was too slow