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If tonight ends up being (another?) a late night for you, you might want to step outside and take a look up in the skies:
After the Moon sets – around 11 p.m. local time on Nov. 5, later on subsequent nights – some 10 to 15 meteors may appear per hour. They are often yellowish-orange and, as meteors go, appear to move rather slowly. Their name comes from the way they seem to radiate from the constellation Taurus, the Bull, which sits low in the east a couple of hours after sundown and is almost directly overhead by around 1:30 a.m. [Yahoo! News]This upcoming round of Taurid meteor showers, often thought of as "shooting stars" will contain larger fragments than other meteors, which means we might see something akin to "fireballs" in the sky.
If you want to try to get a better look at the Taurids, Griffith Observatory's telescopes are unfortunately only open until 9:45 p.m., so you're on your own.
Will our night skies be full of fireballs? | Photo of the LA skyline at night by nathanielperales via LAist Featured Photos/Flickr
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If you want to try to get a better look at the Taurids, Griffith Observatory's telescopes are unfortunately only open until 9:45 p.m.
It wouldn't matter if the telescopes were available; you don't watch a meteor shower through a telescope.
The place to watch a meteor shower someplace with an obstructed view of the sky far from city lights. The best way to watch a meteor shower is to lay back in an outdoor lounge chair and look up. That way you can see more meteors and (if you're lucky) fireballs.
Oh no.. the prophecy that is Deep Impact has come to pass.. (black president, things falling from space)..
^ if youre republican its b/c obama was elected, if youre democrat its b/c prop 8 passed.haha
oh my god, vega is right!!
I saw a couple of fairly big "fireballs" from my backyard, pretty cool!