The Taurids travel at speeds of 65,000mph. But this is relatively slow for a meteor shower, and it should become visible to people across the UK, depending on cloud cover.

The Taurid meteor shower is caused by the debris - ice and dust - from Comet Encke as it passes through our solar system. Each time Encke returns to the inner solar system, its nucleus sheds ice and rock into space into a vast debris stream.

It’s been a special year for sky gazers, with the Northern Lights and multiple supermoons shining down on the UK. Next to tick off your bucket list is the Leonid meteor shower, which can be seen in UK skies for the rest of the month.