It's going to rain meteors tonight! Peak view times of the Orionid meteor shower will be tonight (October 20, 2009) until Wednesday (October 21, 2009) morning.
The Orionid meteor shower occurs when Earth passes through comet debris left by the Halley's comet. If we are lucky enough to have a darker and clearer sky tonight, more stars will be out and visible. It is expected that shooting stars will appear in the sky every hour. The best time to look for these meteors is between midnight (1 a.m. daylight savings time) and dawn of the next day.
So yes, prepare your hundreds of wishes!
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