Orionids Meteor Shower Hits Peak Tonight
Shooting stars will be flying early in the morning in Tiverton and Little Compton. The Orionids meteor shower promises to be a show worth watching.
Stay up late and watch the skies light up tonight. After Friday night's washout with rains and thunderstorms, the skies will be clear and ripe for viewing the annual Orionids meteor shower. 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 offspring of Halley's Comet, the meteors, are about to put on quite a show in the skies of Tiverton and Little Compton. Earth began to pass through a stream of debris from Halley's Comet beginning Oct. 15, which gives haven't noticed much up until tonight. What makes this …
eastbaybabe
12:39 pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
High rock? can you say coyote dinner. I live very close and hear then all the time from that direction. more ›