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Look Up: Conditions are Perfect For a Fireball-Producing Meteor Shower Visible From Humboldt Tonight

    

    

– AccuWeatherAstronomy (@AccuAstronomy)October 9, 2019

A quality-over-quantity meteor shower will be visible form Humboldt tonight.

Electricity be damned!

The Southern Taurids meteor shower peaks tonight and visibility from Humboldt is expected to be stellar.

“We should have clear skies and less light pollution with the power outages,” local National Weather Service Meteorologist Chris Burling told theOutpost. “It Should be visible.”

TheAmerican Meteor Societyreports that the the Southern Taurids are known for producing less than 10 meteors per hour, but the ones that are visible are known for being especially bright “fireball” meteors.

TheDraconid meteor showeralso peaked yesterday, and reportedly still has a chance to contribute to tonight’s skies.

Burling said that stargazers should get the best view aiming their eyeballs south.

A time-lapse image of Perseid meteors from August 2009. | NASA