Orionids Meteor Shower to Peak Oct. 20
The Orionids meteor shower promises to be a show worth watching in Forsyth County.
The offspring of Halley's Comet are about to put on quite a show in the sky above Alpharetta and Milton. Earth will pass through a stream of debris from Halley's Comet that started earlier this week, 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. NASA says the best time to look is before sunrise on Sunday, Oct. 21. That's when Earth encounters the densest part of Halley's debris stream. …
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Liz Kennedy
9:58 am on Friday, October 19, 2012
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