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This incredible meteor shower will be visible in October – Lonely Planet Travel News

The Orionid meteor shower is coming.

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Halloween fireworks won’t be the only things illuminating the atmosphere this month, as shooting stars are also set to light up the sky in the coming weeks. The annual Orionid meteor shower will occur from around 2 October to 7 November, and gets its name because the meteors radiate from the Orion constellation.
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Meteors in annual showers are named for the point in the sky from which they appear to radiate. During the Orionid shower, Earth passes t…

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