Monthly Archives: November 2025
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November 03, 2025
Taurids Meteor Shower
Time: Night of 4 Nov, best 12:00–4:00 am AEST
The Taurids are a slow burner, with 5–10 meteors per hour, coming from Asteroid 2004 TG10 and Comet 2P Encke.Unfortunately, the full moon will hide most meteors this year, but patient stargazers may catch a few bright ones.
Meteors radiate from Taurus, though they can appear anywhere. Best viewed from dark locations away from city lights.
The Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks
The Leonids are back, sprinkling up to 15 shooting stars per hour across the sky at their peak.
The shower comes from dusty debris left behind by Comet Tempel-Tuttle, first spotted in 1865, and runs from 6–30 November, peaking overnight on the 17-18th.
They’re famous for their occasional “storm years” every 33 years or so, when the sky absolutely erupts with hundreds of meteors an hour – the last big one was in 2001.
While we’re not due for that kind of cosmic fireworks this year, 2025 is still shaping up nicely.
The good news? A slim crescent
