The meteor shower actually began on September 25 and will last until November 25 but it will peak on Saturday November 4 and Sunday November 5.
Only a handful of meteors will be visible because about seven meteors are expected per hour, according to Earthsky.org.
The South Taurids will be more visible in the Southern Hemisphere, although the meteors will still be visible worldwide.
The North Taurid meteor shower, which will peak on November 11 and 12, will be best viewed in the Northern Hemisphere.
When is the best time to view the Taurid meteor shower 2017?
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The best time to view the meteor shower will be for the few hours centred around 1am on Sunday November 5.
But light from the full Hunter’s moon will hamper viewing conditions this year. The glare from the almost-full moon may result in fewer sightings of the Taurids.
According to Space.com, the best sightings will happen in the early morning, just before dawn, from a dark location and the shooting stars can be seen with the naked eye, so there is no need for a telescope.
Where to watch the Taurid meteor shower 2017?
The meteor shower will be best viewed from a rural location away from light pollution.
Taurids will be visible anywhere on Earth and they appear to originate from the constellation of Taurus the bull.
Taurus can be found by looking for the constellation Orion and looking to the northeast to find the red star Aldebaran, the star in the bull’s eye.
You do not need to look directly at Taurus to find meteors, the shooting stars will be visible all over the night sky.
The best way to view the Taurids is to lie on your back staring straight up at the sky, which will mean you can view more meteors than by staring in one direction, according to Space.com.
A full list of the best locations in the UK to view the meteor shower can be viewed on the Dark Sky Discovery website.
What is the Taurid meteor shower 2016?
The Taurids are made up of debris from the Comet Encke which leaves a trail of comet crumbs in its wake as it orbits the sun.
The comet orbits the sun once every 3.3 years, according to Space.com.
As the comet travels around the solar system, it leaves behind bits of material that are called meteoroids and if they enter the Earth’s atmosphere they are called meteors.
The friction that is caused as they speed through the Earth’s atmosphere heats them up and makes them visible from the ground.
If the chunks ever reached the ground, they would be called meteorites.
Most meteor showers come from tiny fragments that burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere but Comet Encke could produce meteors that are big enough to survive the trip to the ground.
If this happened the discovery would be a “holy grail of meteorites”, according to NASA meteor expert Bill Cooke, who said the comet chunks are estimated to weigh a few ounces.