Hot Comet
Very bright fireball from Taurids meteor shower above northern horizon of Slovak sky was about -10 magnitude! We (Ivan Majchrovic, Tomas Maruska and Roman Piffl) observe it in Marianka near slovak capital city Bratislava at 19:42:38 UT on November 5, 2008.



http://spaceweather.com/meteors/gallery_05nov08.htm
Southern Taurids (STA)
| Active: | September 25 — November 25 |
| Maximum: | November 5 (λsol = 223°) |
| ZHR = | 5 |
| Radiant: | α = 52° δ = +15° |
| Radiant drift: | see Table 6 |
| vinf = | 27 km/s; r = 2.3 |
| TFC: | Choose fields on the ecliptic and ~ 10° E or W of the radiants (β > 40° S) |
http://www.imo.net/calendar/2008#tau
