The Annual Orionid Meteor Shower and Debris from Halley’s Comet What is the Orionid meteor shower? Halley’s comet orbits the Sun, approximately every 76 years, but we pass through the debris of Halley’s comet every year. The Orionid shower occurs when the Earth passes through the debris of Halley’s comet, which occurs each year in […]
Fireball Meteor over Monterrey Mexico
Fireball Meteor over Mexico An exciting event was observed at 10:14 pm local time on October 6, 2020 over Northeastern Mexico – a fireball meteor. A fireball is an especially bright meteor from space and it can be made of either ice and burn up in the atmosphere, or of rock and sometimes fall to […]
Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
Possible meteors tonight! Draconid Meteor Showers arrive each fall Tonight is supposed to be the Peak of the Draconid Meteor Showers The Draconids can be surprising and either barely show 5 or hundreds of meteors. Look just after sunset before the waning moon rises when the sky will be darkest – and these meteors come […]