Stargazers have been told to keep their eyes on the skies once again this month as the annual Orionid meteor peaks.
The stunning phenomenon takes its name from the Orion constellation, and has been described as “extra special” due to the fact that each meteor is a tiny piece of Halley’s Comet. The Comet and the Earth meet twice each year as they orbit around the Sun, causing the Orionids as well as the Eta Aquariid meteor showers in May.
The meteoroids from Halley’s Comet cause beautiful bright flashes of light across the sky as they strike the Earth’s atmosphere at incredible speeds of 148,000mph. At their peak, there will be up to 25 shooting stars per hour.
