How you’ll be able to watch a couple of meteor showers over Oklahoma in the next 10 days
KOCO 5 Meteorologist Joseph Neubauer breaks down how you’ll be able to watch them
THE DAY WELL, NEW THIS MORNING. IN JUST A WEEK YOU’LL HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE TWO METEOR SHOWERS PEAK IN THE NIGHT SKY, ALL WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. THE LEONIDS AND NORTHERN TAURIDS METEOROLOGIST JOSEPH NEUBAUER IN STUDIO THIS MORNING TO TELL US WHERE TO FIND BOTH OF THOSE AND WHAT YOU’LL NEED FOR THE BEST VIEWING. THAT’S RIGHT, DOUBLE THE FUN. BOTH METEOR SHOWERS PEAKING AT DIFFERENT TIMES OVER THE NEXT TEN DAYS, BUT TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE SOME FUN UP IN THE NIGHT SKY THE NORTHERN TAURIDS PEAK. THE NIGHT OF TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH. THAT’S LITERALLY NEXT WEEK. IT WILL BE DURING THE EVENING HOURS JUST AFTER 8:00 9:00. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN SEE DURING THE EVENING. IT’S NOT ONE OF THOSE DEEP OVERNIGHT EVENTS VISIBLE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SKY NEAR THE CONSTELLATION OF TAURUS. THEY’RE NOT AN ACTIVE METEOR SHOWER, BUT THEY CAN REALLY PRODUCE SOME STRONG, BRIGHT FIREBALLS LIKE LITTLE ONE OFFS. AND THEN ON THE NIGHT OF SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH, A LITTLE BIT LATER ON, THAT’S NEXT WEEKEND. THE LEONIDS WILL PEAK IN THE EASTERN SKY. THIS ONE’S A LITTLE BIT LATER, 2 A.M. NEAR THE CONSTELLATION OF LEO, JUST UNDERNEATH THE BIG DIPPER. THIS METEOR SHOWER SLIGHTLY BUSIER LATER. OVERNIGHT. BOTH SHOWERS HAVE A TINY OVERLAP, BUT EXPERTS SAY BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. SEEING BOTH AT THE SAME TIME WILL BE UNLIKELY. SO IT’S ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY, JUST NOT AS COMMON BECAUSE WE’RE NOT IN THE PEAK OF BOTH METEOR SHOWERS AT THE SAME TIME. SO THE OVERLAP BUT THE PEAK IS KEY AND THOSE DO NOT OVERLAP. WHICHEVER METEOR SHOWER YOU CHOOSE KNOW THAT YOU’LL NEED LITTLE TO NO EQUIPMENT, MAYBE A COMPASS, A SMARTPHONE. THERE’S SO MANY APPS THAT CAN HELP YOU FIND CONSTELLATIONS, AND ODDLY ENOUGH, WAYLAND, OUR EXPERT THERE, SAYS THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE HE H
How you’ll be able to watch a couple of meteor showers over Oklahoma in the next 10 days
KOCO 5 Meteorologist Joseph Neubauer breaks down how you’ll be able to watch them
Updated: 1:06 PM CST Nov 7, 2025
In just a week, Oklahomans will have a chance to see two meteor showers peak in the night sky all within a week of each other. >> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelThe Leonids and Northern Taurids meteor showers will both peak at different times over the next 10 days, and Oklahomans will have two opportunities to see them. The Northern Taurids peak just after 8-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11. They’ll be visible in the southeastern sky near the constellation Taurus. They’re not active but can produce some really bright fireballs when visible. A few days later on Sunday, Nov. 16, the more active Leonids peak in the eastern sky near the constellation Leo. This one will be later overnight, after 2 a.m. into Monday, Nov. 17. >> Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Both showers will have a tiny bit of overlap in the technical sense, but their peaks are what matter most. And those will not overlap. Whichever meteor shower you choose to watch, you’ll need little to no equipment other than possibly a compass or a smart phone to help you find the constellations. Experts say the best piece of advice for stargazers is to pack a nice chair and some patience before enjoying the shows. Top Headlines Oklahoma City crews pull body from water after drowning at Lake Overholser Slime, Battleship and Trivial Pursuit join the Toy Hall of Fame Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order The early Black Friday tech deals worth shopping now Body camera footage reveals events leading to fatal police shooting in Alva
In just a week, Oklahomans will have a chance to see two meteor showers peak in the night sky all within a week of each other.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel
The Leonids and Northern Taurids meteor showers will both peak at different times over the next 10 days, and Oklahomans will have two opportunities to see them.
The Northern Taurids peak just after 8-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11. They’ll be visible in the southeastern sky near the constellation Taurus.
They’re not active but can produce some really bright fireballs when visible.
A few days later on Sunday, Nov. 16, the more active Leonids peak in the eastern sky near the constellation Leo. This one will be later overnight, after 2 a.m. into Monday, Nov. 17.
>> Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
Both showers will have a tiny bit of overlap in the technical sense, but their peaks are what matter most. And those will not overlap.
Whichever meteor shower you choose to watch, you’ll need little to no equipment other than possibly a compass or a smart phone to help you find the constellations.
Experts say the best piece of advice for stargazers is to pack a nice chair and some patience before enjoying the shows.
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