"The North and South Taurids are meteor showers that come from the breakup of a large comet about 10,000 years ago," says Bill Cooke, head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. "They can be very bright, which is why they are often called 'fireballs,' and can be seen during September, October, and November. 2024 is a normal year for the Taurids, so rates will be very low, less than 5 meteors per hour."
"The showers will be visible across all of the U.S. depending on the weather where you live, and all you have to do is look up," Cooke mentioned. "You just want to use your eyes for meteor observing so you take in as much of the sky as possible. Binoculars restrict the field of view and are not helpful for meteor observing."
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