The Leonid meteor shower streaks across the night sky in November. Here's what to know, including when is the best time to see it and where to look.

Known as one of the top meteor showers of the autumn season because of its bright fireballs, the Leonids started to be visible on Nov. 3 but are expected to be at their best from the late-night hours on Sunday, Nov. 17 into the early morning hours on Monday, Nov. 18.

The Northern Taurids meteor shower is set to peak across the UK tonight - here is how and when to watch. The Taurids are a long-lasting meteor shower which occur every autumn. A meteor shower is caused when the Earth travels through a cloud of debris from a comet. The upcoming Taurids are caused by debris from Comet Encke.

Another astronomical event could be visible in the coming nights as the second branch of the Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak.

And there are still more meteor showers left between now and New Year's, with at least one fireball event happeni

Fireball activity is expected to peak Monday and Tuesday night as Earth passes through a stream of comet debris.

While the Southern Taurids already hit their peak last week, the Northern Taurids, visible Oct. 13-Dec. 2 will be at their best Monday and Tuesday.

The Leonids meteor shower usually peaks during mid-November each year and is classed as a major meteor shower with fast, bright meteors. What makes this shower unique, is that app

The meteor showers will reach their zenith early Tuesday morning and come just a week after the Southern Taurids peaked. The sister showers only produce around five visible meteors per hour under ideal viewing conditions.