We may be getting a spectacle on Tuesday thanks to Bonfire Night festivities, but there's also a chance you might get to see another exciting display in the sky - courtesy of the Taurid meteor shower, which will peak on 5 November.
The Taurids are named after the constellation Taurus (that's the bull one), as this is the direction from which they appear to originate from in the sky.
The Taurid meteor show runs from 7 September to 10 December, and is separated into two separate showers - the Southern Taurids and the Northern Taurids.
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Peaking in the UK on 5 November, the Taurids stem from Comet Encke, a short-term periodic comet that orbits the sun about once every 3.3 years.
This year, in the UK the shower will peak on 5 November - when they should produce around 5-10 meteors an hour.
That evening there's also a First Quarter Moon, a primary moon phase when we're able to see half of the moon's surface illuminated which will end shortly after midnight.
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The National Space Centre website says: "To view the Taurids from the UK, head outside anytime after midnight.
"By this time, the Moon will have set and the sky will be dark.
"You do not need to look in any particular direction. Lean back, let your eyes adjust to the dark, and watch the whole sky (it helps to have friends look in different directions).
"The darker the location the better, so find the darkest sky you can away from city lights.
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"Look up, and keep an eye on the whole sky.
"As always in the UK, clouds can be an issue, but be patient."
It added: "The Taurids don't have a strong peak time, which means that there's a good chance of seeing meteors on many different nights. So if it's cloudy on the 5 November, you can always try again on a nearby day. The Taurids run annually between late October and early December.
NASA also advises that it's best to look for Taurids after midnight as this is when Taurus is high in the sky - and also when the sky is 'dark and clear', with no moonlight to mask the fainter features.
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