Fireballs could appear in the sky tonight

Fireballs could be visible in the sky Monday night due to a meteor shower called the Northern Taurids.

The peak of this annual meteor shower occurs in 2024, on the night of November 11 to 12.

The Northern Taurides have been active since October 20 and will remain active until December 10.

This meteor shower is caused by Earth passing through a belt of debris left by asteroid 2004 TG10, associated with comet Encke, according to NASA.

This debris comes into contact with the Earth’s atmosphere and ignites, causing the meteor shower in the constellation Taurus.

The larger the debris, the more the shower of shooting stars looks more like balls of fire streaking across the sky.

When there is not much light in the sky, it is possible to see up to 5 Northern Taurid meteors per hour.

However, the sky must be sufficiently clear, which will not be the case in most of Quebec.

However, the phenomenon can be observed everywhere in the world, except in Antarctica.