Orionids Meteor Shower: How and When to Watch This Cosmic Light Show

We’ve again been gifted with the cosmic light show of the Orionids meteor shower, which started last week. Its peak will hit during a new moon later this month, making it easier to see. You’ll be able to spot meteors from now through the beginning of November.

When Earth moves through the long, debris-strewn tails of a large comet, the debris falls to Earth in the form of meteors, which we refer to as meteor showers. The Orionids meteor shower occurs courtesy of the 1P/Halley comet, more commonly known…