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Fireballs From Northern Taurid Meteor Shower Will Light Up Sky Fireballs From Northern Taurid Meteor Shower Will Light Up Sky
Fireballs From Northern Taurid Meteor Shower Will Light Up Sky A slow, spark-heavy meteor show is about to run the night shift. Look for long, bright streaks that hang in the sky and refuse to hurry. The Northern Taurid meteor shower peaks from Tuesday, Nov. 11 to Wednesday, Nov. 12. Activity runs from late October through Wednesday, Dec. 10, but this window offers the best odds for the shower’s signature fireballs. The radiant sits in Taurus, yet meteors can appear anywhere in the sky. Expect a modest count — about five to 10 meteors an hour — with a better-than-usual chance that a few will flare bright.  The best viewing comes in the late night…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Northern Lights Will Dance Across Half Of US: Here's When To Catch Them Northern Lights Will Dance Across Half Of US: Here's When To Catch Them
Northern Lights Will Dance Across Half Of US: Here's When To Catch Them The Northern Lights are headed South.  Forecasters say more than half of the United States may witness the Aurora Borealis on Monday, June 2, thanks to a powerful solar eruption known as a coronal mass ejection. Satellites detected the massive solar flare on Friday, launching a colossal cloud of charged particles toward Earth, according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center. The event is expected to trigger a strong geomagnetic storm, which will likely give the Northern half of the US a rare show. The aurora is usually reserved for skies near the North and South Poles, but solar e…

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by Josh Lanier
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Northern Lights Dazzle CT Residents Northern Lights Dazzle CT Residents
Northern Lights Dazzle CT Residents Residents across the Northeast were dazzled by the Northern Lights, visible Thursday evening, Oct. 10. The purple and pink lights were visible due to a Solar Storm, or a Coronal Mass Ejection from the sun on Tuesday, Oct. 8 which arrived in the area Thursday. "I got a text from a friend about 30 minutes ago," said Joe Jenkins, of Poughkeepsie, NY, "so I ran out and looked due north. You couldn’t miss it." The lights were clearly visible from 7:24 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. People from all over the world shared photos to X. Here are some photos from the Daily Voice coverage area: Northern Light…

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by Cecilia Levine