That light that usually hangs up in the sky is entering its new moon stage so it won’t be a problem when watching the Orionid meteors at their peak Oct. 21 or when looking for the recently discovered comets R2 SWAN crossing the sky tonight (visit Time and Date) or A6 Lemmon tomorrow.
The Orionid meteor shower, active from Oct. 2 to Nov. 7, peaks Oct. 21. As you may recall from other articles this meteor shower occurs when Earth travels through the debris behind Halley’s Comet
What to expect: Fast, bright meteors, about 20 per hour, coming from the constellation Orion, near the star Betelgeuse.
When: Best is to watch for them at predawn because the radiant is then high in the sky. It would have risen in the east before midnight so expect the best action about 5:30 a.m.
