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Dazzling Orionid meteor shower is still active: How to watch the show – CNET
This week brings prime prime meteor spotting, as the shooting star extravaganza continues.
Halley’s Comet in 1986.
NASA
Look up skywatchers. The Orionid meteor shower officially peaked Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, but it should still be worth getting up early for the rest of this week. The American Meteor Society forecasts that a handful of meteors or more per hour should be visible.
The Orionids are considered a major meteor shower based on the amount of visible meteors that can be seen racing toward inevitable doom during its active period, which runs roughly from the first…
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