The dazzling spectacle, which occurs when Earth passes through debris left behind from the rare comet, is expected to peak between midnight and dawn. October has brought the northern lights, a Hunter’s supermoon, and now a meteor shower? Why, yes, that’s exactly right. Source link
Illustration of Orionids This week the Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak on the night of 20-21 October. The chart shows the view looking south-east from London at 3am BST on the morning of 21 October, by which time the meteor shower’s radiant point will have risen high into the sky. At their best, the […]