Several streams of meteors cross the sky in October. Some are clearly visible in fall, such as the Draconids, between October 6 and 10, or the Southern Bulls, between October 10 and 13, and then around November 5.
October is certainly not known for one large meteor shower, like August with the Perseids, Meteonews admitted on Wednesday. Instead, many weaker currents overlap, making it still worth investigating overall.
Among these weak currents, the Dragon’s upwelling currents, also called giacobenides because they find their source in the dusty trail of Comet 1P/Giacobini-Zener, are relatively slow and can be clearly seen in a falling state.
A typical fall rate of 10 meteors per hour is indicated, but the margin of variation is enormous, according to Meteonews. For several years, real meteor storms have been documented, with hundreds of meteors falling per hour. The last one was in 2011, with a falling rate of 300 meteorites per hour.
Supply fireballs
As for the Taurians, which are divided between the northern Taurians and the southern Taurians, and which find their origin in the debris of Comet Enki, their period extends from the end of summer to the end of autumn.
The southern Taurids reach their maximum between October 10 and 13, and the second around November 5. Occurrence rates are low, with only 5 meteors per hour, but with luck they can be quite spectacular. It is already known that Taurids are balls of fire or luminous balls.
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