Astronomers spoke about three comets and five meteor showers in November
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In November, astronomy lovers will be able to observe three comets and see five meteor showers, reports starwalk.space.
Comets C/2023 H2 (Lemmon), 103P/Hartley and C/2020 V2 (ZTF) have already passed perihelion, that is, the point of closest approach to the Sun, and their brightness is decreasing, but they can be seen with a telescope.
The peak of the Southern Taurids meteor shower is expected on November 6, and the Northern Taurids on November 12. The moon will be close to the new moon and its light will not interfere with observation; the number of meteors per hour will be about 5.
On November 18, the Leonids reach their peak (18 meteors per hour), on November 21 – the alpha Monocerotides (the number of meteors differs from year to year), on November 28 – the November Orionids (3 meteors per hour).
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