Saturday, November 8, 2008

Mongolia | Slovakia | Taurid Swarm Year

I mentioned earlier the Taurid Meteor Shower which will be visible in the Heavens from late October to mid-November. I should add that 2008 is a Taurid Swarm Year, which means that this year there is a much greater chance of seeing meteoroids capable of producing Taurid Fireballs. As an indication of just how lucky we are, consider that the last good Taurid Swarm Year was in 1954 and there will not be another one until 2015. On the night of Nov. 5, 2008 there was a Spectacular Fireball sighted from Bratislava, in Slovakia.

Slovakian Fireball at bottom of photo