In October, several streams of shooting stars streak across the sky. Some are clearly visible in the event of a fall, such as the capricious Draconids between October 6th and 10th or the Southern Taurids between October 10th and 13th and then around November 5th.
The month of October is certainly not known for a single large meteor shower, like the month of August with the Perseids, Meteonews admitted on Wednesday. Instead, many weaker currents overlap, so that overall it’s worth looking up.
Among these weak currents, the capricious Draconids, also called Giacobinids because they originate in the dust trail of Comet 1P/Giacobini-Zinner, are relatively slow and clearly visible in the event of a crash.
A typical fall rate of 10 meteors per hour is reported, but the fluctuation range is enormous, states Meteonews. Real meteor storms have been documented for several years, with hundreds of shooting stars per hour. The last fall occurred in 2011 with a fall rate of 300 meteors per hour.
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Taurian fireballs
As for the Taurids, which are divided into Northern Taurids and Southern Taurids and originate from the debris of the Encke Comet, their period extends from the end of summer to the end of autumn.
The Southern Taurids have a maximum between October 10th and 13th and a second around November 5th. The fall rates are low at just 5 meteors per hour, but with a bit of luck they can be very spectacular. The Taurids are actually known to be fireballs or glowing orbs.
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