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Fall’s best meteor shower to peak on Tuesday night – WUSA9.com
The annual Orionid meteor shower will reach its climax Tuesday night into the early hours of Wednesday morning.
One of the best meteor showers of autumn is set to peak in the coming nights, providing skywatchers a great opportunity to spot some shooting stars ahead of the long, but frigid, winter nights that are right around the corner.
The annual Orionid meteor shower will reach its climax Tuesday night into the early hours of Wednesday morning, featuring around 20 meteors per hour across much of the globe. This averages out to a meteor every few minutes.
“The Orionids are a medium strength shower that…
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