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'Fireball' meteors possible over US tonight as South Taurid meteor shower peaks

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Two meteor showers with long, broad peaks will bring "shooting stars" to night skies worldwide this month .

The South and North Taurids may not be prolific in terms of the number of shooting stars, but what they do offer is fireballs.

These exceptionally bright meteors can be seen over a very wide area, according to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies .

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