Employees of the Hawaiian observatory Mauna Kea published a very beautiful video. It shows a bolide decorating the sky above the Subaru telescope, which was soon followed by another bright meteor.
The fall of the bolide occurred in the morning of November 9. It was recorded by a web camera installed on the territory of the observatory. The recording shows the characteristic green trail left by the body entering the Earth’s atmosphere and also a blinding flash at the moment of its destruction.
The source of the bolide was the Northern Taurids meteor shower. We have already described it in detail. In terms of the number of shooting stars, it’s a pretty weak shower. Nevertheless, it is famous for being able to produce very spectacular bolides like the one that graced the skies over Hawaii.
It’s worth noting that the Northern Taurids will peak on November 11-12. So we are quite likely to still see new reports of bolides.
In addition to the bolide, the published video also shows a rather bright meteor, as well as many dots moving across the sky. These are satellites, most of which are vehicles of the Starlink global satellite internet system. Many scientists complain about them, pointing out that Starlinks cause serious interference with observations of the night sky, as well as interfering with radio astronomers.
The Northern Taurids are not the only interesting celestial event in November. You can read about what else you can see in the sky in the coming weeks in our article.
