The offspring of Halley's Comet are about to put on quite a show
in the skies of Cuyahoga Falls. Earth started passing through a
stream of debris from Halley's Comet on Oct. 15, which will give
us the benefit of the annual Orionids meteor shower—though you
probably won't see much until a bit later. The shower should be
at its peak the night of Saturday, Oct. 20, until just before
dawn on Oct. 21. This year, the moon will be setting at
approximately midnight, which will keep the sky darkened enough
that—barring cloud cover—you should be able to see up to 15
meteors per hour. The best places to watch, not surprisingly,
are open, dark skies. (Be selective in picking your vantage
point, city parks don't open till dawn.) According to an article
on NASA's website, the best time to view the shower is one to
two hours before sunrise, when the sky is still dark and the
constellation Orion is high above. They recommend people lie
down on a blanket to get the best, broadest view of the sky.
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