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  2. List of meteor showers - Wikipedia

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    This list of meteor streams and peak activity times is based on data from the International Meteor Organization while most of the parent body associations are from Gary W. Kronk book, Meteor Showers: A Descriptive Catalog, Enslow Publishers, New Jersey, ISBN 0-89490-071-4, and from Peter Jenniskens's book, "Meteor Showers and Their Parent ...

  3. Orionids meteor shower is this weekend: Where and when to ...

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    The meteor shower is expected to peak on Sunday and Monday, at which point the moon will be 83% full, according to the AMS. The best time to see the meteor shower will probably be Monday night ...

  4. Orionid meteor shower, sparked by Halley's comet, to peak ...

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    Meteors will start to appear around 10 p.m., local time, but will be seen in greatest numbers between 1 a.m. and dawn, according to the American Meteor Society. This is the time when the shower's ...

  5. Orionids - Wikipedia

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    The meteor shower radiant is located in Orion about 10 degrees northeast of Betelgeuse. [1] The Orionids normally peak around October 21–22 and are fast meteors that make atmospheric entry at about 66 km/s (150,000 mph). [3] Back in the era of 417 and 585, the Orionids took place around September 24 instead of October 21. [11]

  6. When is the Orionid meteor shower? Here's how to watch it ...

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    The official meteor shower lasts from Sept. 22 to Nov. 22., but the shower's peak will be this weekend. The meteor shower is expected to peak on Sunday, Oct. 20 and Monday, Oct. 21. The best time ...

  7. Orionids meteor shower hits peak activity this weekend: When ...

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    On average, the Orionids produce anywhere from 10 to 20 meteors per hour at their peak in mid-to-late October. An exception came between 2006 and 2009 when the 50 to 75 meteors the Orionids put ...

  8. Orionid meteor shower peaks this weekend; what to know ... - AOL

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    The 2023 Orionid meteor shower will peak this weekend. The showers expected to produce a maximum of about 10 to 20 meteors per hour began Saturday morning and will continue through the early ...

  9. How to watch the Orionid meteor shower, debris from Halley’s ...

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    The annual Orionid meteor shower is set to peak Sunday night into Monday at a rate of 10 to 20 meteors per hour. Here’s how to see the spectacle in the night sky.