Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Don't miss the Orionid meteor shower tonight

... The viewing should be good until dawn. Right before sunrise could even be the best time to view.

That's a lot of rocks

Although the Orionids historically have produced between 10 and 20 meteors an hour, it's trending high.

“Since 2006, the Orionids have been one of the best showers of the year, with counts of 60 or more meteors per hour,” said Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office.

Many meteor scientists believe that 2009 will be more of the same — lots of meteors.

I need GPS

That's good news for skywatching enthusiasts. But what if you're not an astronomer. How do you know where to look?

We advise — up. ...

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