Get Out: Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight 10/20/2009
 

Get Out: Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight

Robert Roy Britt
Editorial Director
SPACE.com – Tue Oct 20, 12:30 pm ET

The Orionid meteor shower is expected to put on a good show tonight into the predawn hours Wednesday, weather permitting.

This annual meteor shower is created when Earth passes through trails of comet debris left in space long ago by Halley's Comet. The "shooting stars" develop when bits typically no larger than a pea , and mostly sand-grain-sized, vaporize in Earth's upper atmosphere.

"Flakes of comet dust hitting the atmosphere should give us dozens of meteors per hour," said Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office.

People in cities and suburbs will see far fewer meteors, because all but the brightest of them will be overpowered by light pollution. The best view will be from rural areas (the moon will not be a factor, so dark skies will make for ideal viewing).

When and how to watch...

Continues: http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/200910...peaksovernight

Re: Get Out: Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight 10/20/2009
 

You could listen to this while you watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6WlwMpBwU8

Re: Get Out: Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight 10/20/2009
 

I realy wish i could, its kicking it down with rain here, not much chance of clear skies, thankyou for the heads up anyway.

Re: Get Out: Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight 10/20/2009
 

The rain is persisting down here too :sad:

Re: Get Out: Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight 10/20/2009
 

its been on most of the day, my ducks love it but i hate it.lol

Re: Get Out: Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight 10/20/2009
 

LOVE the Orionids, I have been watching them since I was a kid. The last few years though have been better than usual. I'm hoping for more of the same and ill be setting my clock for 4am :)

If you are in the Northern Hemisphere, here's where to look:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...ymap_north.gif

Re: Get Out: Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight 10/20/2009
 

Well it seems I'm a couple of days late on this post. The cloud cover has been fairly broad these last few days here in my part of Florida, so I don't know if I will have a chance to see much of this shower.. I was very lucky to see the Perseid Meteor Shower a few months ago. I was on n empty beach at 2 a.m. and saw soo many beautiful streaks. It was quite impressive.. The mosquitos eventually found me and I had to leave sadly enough...