WASHINGTON: Astronomers are expecting a spectacular show this week from the Orionid meteor shower.
The shower is made up from the remnants of Halley’s Comet which was last seen in 1986 and is not due to brighten the Earth skies until 2061.
But each year in mid-to-late October, Earth passes through the comet’s dusty debris, and the pre-dawn sky can light up with a stunning display of shooting stars.
This week, anyone who lives in an area away from bright lights will have a chance to glimpse the stunning show, which peaks tomorrow night and Thursday morning.
This year’s shower is expected provide show, providing somewhere between 10 to 20 meteors an hour at its peak.
The best time to see it is during moonset at around 1:30am your local daylight time on Thursday, although you may spot some meteors before then on Wednesday night.
The shower will peak several hours later, at around 5am, when the Orion star constellation is will be highest in the sky.
People living in North America, Europe, most parts of Asia, and northern parts of South America will be able to see the meteor shower by looking towards the south-eastern sky.
Tesla driverless system to use updated radar technology
WASHINGTON: Electric carmaker Tesla announced Sunday it was upgrading its Autopilot software to use more advanced radar technology. In a...
