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Stargazers: How to get glimpse of a meteor shower overnight – News Mail
Everything you need to know about watching the meteor shower from Comet Halley in Bundaberg overnight
IF YOU’RE looking for live entertainment on an astronomical level, now is the time to look up.
The Orionids, a meteor shower from Halley’s Comet, is set to peak on October 21 and it’s viewable in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
According to NASA Science, it’s considered to be one of the “most beautiful showers of the year” with meteors travelling able 66km/s into Earth’s atmosphere.
The website suggests stargazers in the Southern Hemisphere lay flat on their back with their feet fa…
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