There is a strong meteor shower tonight and if clear skies are in the forecast in your area, then you will be able to see them. The annual Orionid meteor shower will appear tonight in the northeastern sky and will shoot in all directions. The showers occur from October 17-25th and will peak on October 21st (tonight) and 22nd when 20-25 shooting stars should be visible each hour.
The Orionid meteor showers move quickly and will pick up after midnight, and be visible until dawn. And according to scientists, this year's meteor shower should be more visual because of waxing crescent (no interference).
There will be little moonlight tonight, but scientists have suggested keeping your eyes diverted from the moonlight to watch the meteor showers.
The forecast for Salt Lake City is mostly cloudy until 11 pm, then clear for the rest of the night.
Sources: Skytour and Meteor Showers
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I love meteor showers are so cool we were studying in class to day and we were talking about all the consultions and the moons and there orbits we also have been studying about the plants oh i cant wait till i go back to school oh Ms.Buce is going to be so happy and you only get to see a meteor shower like three times in your life time right?Well i love our solar system!Dont you?
Any idea if this is viewable from Egypt and what time is best? Thanks.
hi janice...from what i understand it can be seen from anywhere in the world (as long as you have clear skies of course). the start time is around midnight and will go until dawn. :) enjoy.
She has to be the most BEAUTIFUL astronomy enthusiast i have EVER seen.
wow, im so excited. im gonna stay up. its gonna be so bee-ee-ay-utiful.
i woke up at 2:00 am on a school day and only got to bed at 11:00 to see this, i saw one shooting star back around 3 am and i THINK i saw another at 5:30sih.
correct me if i'm wrong but i don't belive that counts as a meteor SHOWER. i've now been stareing at orians belt fr like and hour...
Hey all! I am in the Carolinas and I saw a lil bit of activity around midnight then I got up around 5am, fixed some hot cocoa and then went outside where it is really clear and chilly crisp. YES! FINALLY AFTER A 15 MINUTE WAIT I SAW SOME PRETTY COOL ACTIVITY for an hour and a half. I counted about eight! It's my mother's birthday today so she was a great sport getting up wtih me while visiting her. We are off to her birthday destination win a few hours, so when we get there, we will see if we can see more activity tonight. I kissed the sky tonight... Hendrix would be proud.
Excuse Me While I Kiss The Sky -Jimmy Hendrix
Bebe Publisher 1021Online.com
awesome can't wait for those meteors!
I ONLY SAW 3. STILL IT WAS EXCITING! THANK YOU!
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