Orionid meteor shower 21st Oct 2009

Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight: Use Twitter hashtag #meteorshower to ... Do something different tonight: Leave the city and the suburbs for a late-night picnic beneath a meteor shower.

Meteor shower lights up sky The “Orionids” meteor shower — is now on display in the sky.

Space Shuttle Loses Battle of Launch Dates A second launch attempt on November 17 is being negotiated with a Delta IV launch, but NASA will stand down the 18th for the Leonid Meteor Shower.

1) The Orionid meteor shower peaks over the next few days! These meteors are remnants of comet Halley. The annual space dust spectacle will be best viewed between 1 am and dawn on Wednesday. Unfortunately, our forecast is for clouds.