Monday, October 22, 2012

Orionid meteor shower wows weekend stargazers

The Orionid meteor shower is not the best meteor shower to observe, but there could be up to 25 meteors per hour at its peak. You can see this meteor shower each October when Earth travels through the debris from Halley'sBy Jareen Imam(CNN) -- Silver fireballs will streak over the Northern Hemisphere on Saturday and Sunday. The much-anticipated Orionid meteor shower is scheduled to peak over the weekend, greeting October skies andOrionid meteor shower comes from Halley's Comet dust. October 20, 2012 | 9:28 am. increase text size decrease text size. Orionid meteor shower. Experts said the best chance of seeing the annual Orionid meteor shower is to get out of the Los Angeles area.A small rock that slammed into a Novato home Thursday night has been confirmed as a piece from the meteor shower that flamed over the Bay Area during the past few days, a NASA-affiliated astronomer said. The meteorite, smaller than a fist, wasThis week's Orionid meteor shower is already gathering headlines for highly visible.
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