Jump to content

Narrowband

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks 2019 OCT 21-22


Recommended Posts

The annual Orionid Meteor Shower may already be underway. It is expected to peak during the night of 2019 OCT 21-22. Its radiant is in the constellation Orion. That is the direction toward which the meteor tails point, but the meteors are equally likely to appear anywhere in your sky. The Orionids are debris from the famous periodic comet 1P/Halley.

At the peak between 10 and 70 meteors per hour may be seen by some sharp eyed folks. The show begins after Orion rises in the late evening and intensifies until morning twilight. Since Orion lies on the celestial equator, the shower is easily observed from all geographic latitudes. The waning Half Moon during the shower peak this year may provide only a modest amount of interference.

Descriptions of the shower or perhaps even lucky photos would be welcome additions to this thread.

Meteors.JPG.844731bd98e2baa0295633e9c10cbb06.JPG

Edited by CentaurZ
  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use.