The Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

Space Weather News for Oct. 20, 2016 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom METEORS FROM HALLEY'S COMET: Earth has entered a stream of debris from Halley's Comet, source of the annual Orionid meteor shower.  Forecasters expect the shower to peak during the night of Oct. 20-21 with as many as 10-20 meteors per hour.  Glare from tonight's gibbous Moon will mute the display, but not completely eliminate it as NASA cameras are observing some Orionid fireballs bright enough to be seen in the moonlight. Visit Spaceweather.com for observing tips and more information. Remember, Spaceweather.com is now on Facebook! This sky map shows the location of the Orionid radiant near the shoulder of the constellation Orion.  Unfortunately the gibbous Moon is there, too.  Lunar glare will wipe out all but the brightest Orionids this year. Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2016 Spaceweather.com, All rights reserved. You are subscribed to the Space Weather mailing list, a free service of Spaceweather.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list