Expect to see celestial fireworks with this year’s Orionid Meteor Shower.
Every year as the Earth cruises past an expanse of space littered with the remains of Halley’s Comet, the skies are lit with fast moving beams of light. NASA announced that the shower will begin on Wednesday and continue on till Thursday at dawn.
The Time Earth is Closest to Halley’s Comet Debris Stream
The best time for viewing will be on Thursday just before dawn, when the shower will reach its peak and it’ll be easiest to spot the lights. This will be the point where the Earth encounters the densest part of Halley’s debris stream.
Slooh Astronomer Bob Berman adds that the Orionid meteor showers are popular with stargazers because if the fact that the shower itself
Every year as the Earth cruises past an expanse of space littered with the remains of Halley’s Comet, the skies are lit with fast moving beams of light. NASA announced that the shower will begin on Wednesday and continue on till Thursday at dawn.
The Time Earth is Closest to Halley’s Comet Debris Stream
The best time for viewing will be on Thursday just before dawn, when the shower will reach its peak and it’ll be easiest to spot the lights. This will be the point where the Earth encounters the densest part of Halley’s debris stream.
Slooh Astronomer Bob Berman adds that the Orionid meteor showers are popular with stargazers because if the fact that the shower itself