Stargazers throughout Oxfordshire are in for a treat this weekend as a stunning meteor shower will streak across the sky.

One of the last celestial events of the year, the Taurid meteor shower will be visible in the skies above the county on Friday (November 11) and Saturday (November 12).

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While the shower will peak on Friday and Saturday, some meteors can still be spotted until early December because the event runs annually from September 7 to December 10.

The Taurid meteor shower is a long-running minor meteor shower producing between five and 10 meteors per hour.

The Taurids are actually two separate showers, with a Southern and a Northern component.

The Southern Taurids originated from Comet Encke, while the Northern Taurids originated from the asteroid 2004 TG, which is possibly a large fragment of Encke.

The shower is best viewed away from city lights in a dark place.

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This story was written by Sophie Perry. She joined the team in 2021 as a digital reporter.

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