CANADA: A spectacular light show is expected in the heavens this week, from the remnants of Halley’s Comet.
The Orionid meteor shower is the remains of the comet which was last seen in 1986 and is not due to brighten the Earth skies again 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 display of shooting stars.
Anyone who lives in an area away from bright lights will this week have a opportunity to see the celestial light show, which peaks on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
This year, it is expected to provide somewhere between 10 to 20 meteors an hour at its peak.
The best chance to see it is around 1:30am on Thursday, although some meteors may be spotted on Wednesday night.
The shower will peak several hours later, at around 5am, when the Orion star constellation is highest in the sky.
On a clear night, the shower can be seen with the naked eye, with no special equipment needed.The meteors are known as ‘Orionids’ because they appear to fan out from a region to the north of the constellation Orion’s second brightest star, Betelgeuse.
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