Stargazing is now more popular than ever, with images of the Northern Lights regularly flooding social media causing many of us to stand outside at night hoping to catch a glimpse of something ourselves.

It's a treat to see a supermoon. But that bright glowing orb will still be almost full when the Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend, likely obscuring all but the brightest meteors in most locations.

The Taurid meteor shower is about to reach its peak tonight across the UK, with the coming days expected to produce some dazzling starry shows.

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.

Leonid meteors are a few years away from producing a storm that dazzles viewers once every 33 years, but they could still put on a show this weekend.

Look up to the night sky Friday night for November’s full moon, 2024’s last supermoon, followed by the Leonid meteor shower set to peak Saturday night into Sunday.

The Leonid meteor shower is an impressive yearly astronomical event that you can catch this weekend.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

An annual meteor shower known for its fast movement and explosions of color that persist longer than average will peak this weekend, though experts say the shower’s peak won’t reach a maximum until just before the next century.