October 21 & 22 => Meteor Shower Lights Up the Sky (Per Scientists)

[OttoMan]

Orionid Meteor Shower Lights Up the Sky — October 21–22!

Get ready for one of the most magical sky shows of the year! The Orionid Meteor Shower will peak on the nights of October 21 and 22, with up to 20 bright meteors per hour streaking across the heavens.

These meteors are tiny fragments from Halley’s Comet, burning up beautifully as they enter Earth’s atmosphere.

Peak Nights: October 21–22

Best Viewing Time: Midnight to dawn

 

[41mag]

Tomorrow and Wednesday evening will be best viewing times….. according to what is posted .
I hope it is very bright and that we will be able to see some of it clearly even though we are so close to the city and its lights !!

 

[Hayata]

No rain in the forecast - hopefully no clouds!

 

[Timber Cruiser]

Hell yeah. Supposed to be clear too.

 

[Hayata]

Where did these dang clouds come from???!!!

 

[Timber Cruiser]

Where did these dang clouds come from???!!!

IKR?

 

[OttoMan]

Where did these dang clouds come from???!!!

Totally covered over here as well.... I was so planning to see this thing. Maybe tomorrow will be better

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

Very cloudy here in Gainesville

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

While the comet's closest distance to the Earth is happening right now, it will still be visible in the night sky --and even going higher above the horizon line and therefore with less atmospheric distortion--- through the end of the month.

Sunday 10/26 I might take a drive to farm country and park in front of a field where there are no trees to the west or northwest.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

"NASA instructs those who wish to view the shower under the most ideal circumstances to "lie flat on your back with your feet facing southeast if you are in the Northern Hemisphere."

Basically, look mostly UP.