The Orionid meteor shower will peak Oct. 21-2 and continue through early November as the Earth completes it annual trip through the tail of Halley’s comet. The show is considered one of the most beautiful meteor showers of the year.
Orionid meteors appear every year when Earth travels through an area of space littered with debris from Halley’s Comet. Photo credit: NASA/JPLThe Orionid meteor shower will light up the night sky through early November.
And speedy they are. Orionids meteors travel at about 148,000 mph into Earth’s atmosphere. The fast meteors leave glowing trains – incandescent bits of debris in the wake of the meteors – that can last for several seconds to minutes, according to NASA. Fast meteors can also sometimes become fireballs so look for prolonged explosions of light when viewing the Orionids.The pieces of space debris that interact with the atmosphere to create the Orionids originate from comet 1P/Halley, NASA explains.
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