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Orionids Meteor Shower

Date: October 20, 2024 - October 21, 2024

Time: 11:45 pm - 5:00 am

Location: North Shore

Event Description

Like the Eta Aquarids, the Orionid meteor shower is a by-product of Halley’s Comet. The Orionids are active from October 2 -November 10, with peak expected October 21-22, with clear-sky rates of about 20 meteors per hour.

Watch for Orionid meteors on both the mornings of October 20 and 21, starting after midnight through the wee hours before dawn. The moon will be mostly full, but waning, and will interfere with spotting some meteors

Orionids are named for their radiant near the constellation Orion, the hunter, which is one of the easier constellations to spot with the three stars that make up its “belt.”

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Orionids Meteor Shower

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sparkling wintry lake superior and ice sheets stacked on north shore

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