Shooting stars and fireballs will be flying through the cosmos tonight at the end of the meteor shower's peak.
Stargazers are in for a treat tonight with the Taurids meteor shower and new moon both falling Monday night.
The Taurids are known as one of the slowest meteor showers, but Space.com says they are also known to exhibit more fireballs which are known as abnormally bright meteors. The Taurids, which are the debris from Comet Encke, produce five meteors an hour at their peak, according to Space.com. The website says the best time to view will be after midnight in clear weather. However, blustery showers across Scotland may obstruct the sky.
"The Taurids meteor shower is expected to peak around 12-13 November, as Earth passes through the fragments of rock and ice left behind from Comet Encke, a 5km wide object that orbits the Sun every 3 years. The more spread-out fragments of this comet mean this shower only produces a sprinkling of meteors, but their relatively slow speed – 27km per second - can make them easier to spot as they blaze across the night sky.