Royal Museums Greenwich:<\/a> “A meteor is a piece of space debris that burns up as it enters the earth\u2019s atmosphere creating a \u2018shooting star\u2019.\n<\/p>\n\n “Certain times of the year are known for spectacular displays and these are generally associated with comets that have passed by after spewing fragments in their wake.”\n<\/p>\n
\n While Halley’s Comet only flies by Earth once every 75 to 76 years, the annual shower provides some compensation for those who may miss that once-in-a-lifetime event.\n<\/p>\n
How to see the\u00a0Orionid meteor shower in the UK<\/p>\n
\n Meteors from the Orionid shower can be seen with the naked eye from all parts of the sky, though they appear to originate from the constellation Orion.\n<\/p>\n
\n Stargazers are advised to find a dark, open area away from city lights.\n<\/p>\n
\n This year, the shower will peak on the night of October 21 and continue into the early hours of October 22.\n<\/p>\n
\n However, a waxing gibbous moon will add extra light to the sky on October 21, which could make the meteors harder to spot.\n<\/p>\n
\n Recommended reading:\n<\/p>\n
\n RMG says: “Hunting for meteors, like the rest of astronomy, is a waiting game, so it’s best to bring a comfy chair to sit on and to wrap up warm as you could be outside for a while.\n<\/p>\n
\n “You will need to allow your eyes to adjust to the dark.”\n<\/p>\n
\n No special equipment is needed to enjoy the display.\n<\/p>\n
\n Have you ever spotted a meteor shower before? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Orionids are visible each year between October 2 and November 7. Here is how they can best…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":632536,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[111,139,69,147,392],"class_list":["post-632535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-science","tag-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=632535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/632536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=632535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=632535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=632535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}