The Orionids are flashes of light that appear in the sky every year when Earth passes through debris from Halley’s comet. On 21 October they will be visible from almost anywhere in the world
The Orionid meteor shower started this year on 2 October and will finish on 7 November, but its peak should be on the night of 21 October, with the brightest meteors in the early hours of the morning. It is one of the most reliably active annual meteor showers and should be visible across the world. As long as you can see the
You will be at the mercy of the weather to an extent. Assuming you have clear skies, try to find somewhere with minimal light pollution and avoid using a torch or the light from your phone so that your eyes adjust to the dark. The highest rate of meteors will be after midnight and before dawn. Orion is one of the easier constellations to spot because it is made up of many bright stars and is in line with Earth’s equator, which makes it visible from almost anywhere in the world for at least some parts of the year. In the northern hemisphere, you can see Orion from September, but it is most obvious between January and March.
that will be at Orion’s top left shoulder in the northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere, their positions are flipped, with Rigel in the top left and Betelgeuse the bottom right.What is Halley’s comet?
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