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Orionid meteor shower peak tonight!
« on: October 20, 2017, 05:28:06 pm »
Orionid meteor shower peak tonight!
By Bruce McClure in Tonight | October 20, 2017
http://earthsky.org/tonight/orionid-meteors-are-debris-from-famous-comet-halley



This weekend presents the Orionid meteor shower at its best, and tonight – the night of October 20-21, 2017 – may well be the shower’s peak night. Late Saturday night and Sunday morning may be good times to watch as well. On both of these nights, meteors should become visible starting at late evening. They’ll probably be most prolific in the few hours before dawn on October 21, but try watching before dawn on October 22, too.

From a dark site, you might see a maximum of about 10 to 15 meteors per hour.

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