Orionid meteors will be peaking this month on the 23rd
Aside from the solar eclipse, this will probably be one of the best sky shows this year. Have you seen any meteors streaking across the sky this month? If they are coming from the northern sky, they might have been Draconids, whose peak has passed. But they also might be meteors in the annual Orionid meteor shower, which is now building to a peak on the morning of October 21, with no moonlight to ruin the show. Orionid meteors fly each year between about October 2 to November 7. That’s when Earth is passing through the stream of debris left behind by Comet Halley, the parent comet of the Orionid shower. With the moon a thin waning crescent in the morning sky now, it’s a good time to start watching for Orionids. How many meteors might you see on the peak night, or in the nights leading up to the shower? Your full guide to the Orionid shower
Don’t miss the Orionid meteor shower — it’s about to peak https://t.co/iWHnR89lHa pic.twitter.com/iRxb2PKsJg
— Travel + Leisure (@TravelLeisure) October 18, 2017
