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During this period, the Moon reaches its first quarter phase on Wednesday, October 29th. On that date, the Moon will be located 90 degrees east of the Sun and will be set near 22:00 local standard time (LST). As the week progresses from that date the waxing gibbous moon will begin to interfere with meteor observing during the early morning hours...
The Orionids meteor shower is currently active. Follow the evolution of the ZHR live!
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The Southern Taurids are a long-lasting shower with two weak maximums in mid-October and early November. The November maximum is most noticeable during fireball swarm years (2025, 2032) The shower is active for more than two months but rarely produces more than five shower members per hour, even at maximum…
