Meteor shower to light up Thai skies from 7pm tonight
The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) on Thursday has said that people should keep an eye out for the Northern Taurid meteor shower that will light up the eastern skies from 7pm onwards.
NARIT said the meteor shower will have five meteorites streaking across the sky every hour with the centre in the Taurus constellation.
“The Taurid meteor shower usually appears between October 20 and December 10 every year, when the Earth crosses a stream of debris created by the 2P/Encke comet. The debris burns up in the atmosphere turning into a streak of light running through the sky,” NARIT said.
People are advised to choose a location where the sky is completely dark to enjoy the meteor shower.
