The Northern Taurid meteor shower is expected to peak Monday night into Tuesday. Here’s what to look for and how to see it.

WASHINGTON — The Northern Taurids will peak this week, producing bright flashes across the night skies. The meteor showers will reach their zenith early Tuesday morning and come just a week after the Southern Taurids peaked.

The Southern Taurid meteor shower is set to peak Monday night into Tuesday with a chance for sky-gazers to spot fireballs. Here’s how to see the celestial show.

Known as one of the top meteor showers of the autumn season because of its bright fireballs, the Leonids started to be visible on Nov. 3 but are expected to be at their best from the late-night hours on Sunday, Nov. 17 into the early morning hours on Monday, Nov. 18.

That trip provided an unexpected treat, as the Leonid meteors hit dramatic storm levels on the morning of the 17th. Meteor came fast and furious towards local sunrise, often lighting up the desert floor like celestial photoflashes in the sky.

The North and South Taurids occur every year in September, October and November. They may have originated from a comet that broke up about 10,000 years ago.