Look up! See the Orionid meteor shower from Sunday (Oct. 2)
The Orionid meteor shower will be visible through October beginning on Sunday (Oct. 2) and peaking around Oct. 21.
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The Orionid meteor shower will be visible through October beginning on Sunday (Oct. 2) and peaking around Oct. 21.
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As it has a regular 76-year voyage around the Sun, Halley's Comet is expected to make a return in the year 2061.
The famous comet Halley spawns both the May Eta Aquariid meteor shower and the October Orionid meteor shower.
There’s something wonderful about sitting under the night sky, watching a meteor shower play out overhead. However, observers in the southern hemisphere usually get the short end of the stick, with most of the best showers strongly favouring those north of the equator.