We’re almost to the peak of the Orionid meteor shower and, with a little planning, you just might catch a glimpse of a bright fireball streaking through the sky.
The Orionid meteor shower will peak on Oct. 22, though plenty of meteors will be visible both before and after that day. You can watch for Orionid meteors on both the morning of Oct. 21 and early Oct. 22 after midnight and in the hours before dawn,Under a dark sky with no moon, EarthSky predicts you can see as many as 20 meteors per hour this year.
Meteor showers are created when pieces of space debris interact with our atmosphere. In the case of the Orionids, the debris is created by the Halley’s Comet. Each time Halley returns to the inner solar system its nucleus sheds ice and rocky dust into space, NASA said, with that dust eventually becoming the Orionids in October and the Eta Aquarids in May.
You should find an area well away from the city or street lights and come prepared with a sleeping bag, blanket or lawn chair, NASA recommends. Lie flat on your back with your feet facing the southeast and look up to take in as much of the sky as possible. It will take about 30 minutes for your eyes to adapt to the dark and give you the best chance to see meteors.
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