Astronomy
Orionid meteor shower
For everyone who love to watch meteor shower.The Orionid shower peaks the night of October 20/21, with the best views coming before dawn on the 21st.We can expect to see 20 to 30 "shooting stars" per hour ? an average of one every 2 to 3 minutes ? at the Orionids' peak.
If there will be no Moon then people will be able to see what the shower has to offer.The best views will come in the hours before dawn starts to paint the sky, between about 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.
These meteors began life as tiny specks of dust ejected by Comet Halley during its innumerable trips around the Sun.
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