Meteor shower
Orionids
A minor shower: a few shooting stars an hour at best. The Moon will be bright, so you'll see fewer.
Peak night
MaybeOct 20
Night of Tuesday; best after midnight
Look up, anywhere in the sky
Up to 20 an hour from a very dark place. Expect far fewer from a city.
How to watch
- Get away from city lights if you can.
- Lie back and look up. Give your eyes 20 minutes to adjust.
- Be patient: they come in bursts.
Best time in your city
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- Albuquerque, NMBest around Thu 5:20 AM
- Anchorage, AKBest around Wed 6:20 AM
- Atlanta, GABest around Thu 6:00 AM
- Austin, TXBest around Thu 5:50 AM
- Baltimore, MDBest around Thu 5:20 AM
- Boise, IDBest around Thu 6:00 AM
- Boston, MABest around Thu 5:00 AM
- Charlotte, NCBest around Thu 5:40 AM
- Chicago, ILBest around Thu 5:10 AM
- Columbus, OHBest around Thu 5:50 AM
- Dallas, TXBest around Thu 5:50 AM
- Denver, COBest around Thu 5:20 AM
- Detroit, MIBest around Thu 5:50 AM
- Honolulu, HIBest around Wed 4:50 AM
- Houston, TXBest around Thu 5:40 AM
- Jacksonville, FLBest around Thu 5:40 AM
- Kansas City, MOBest around Thu 5:40 AM
- Las Vegas, NVBest around Wed 5:00 AM
- Los Angeles, CABest around Wed 5:10 AM
- Miami, FLBest around Thu 5:40 AM
- Minneapolis, MNBest around Thu 5:30 AM
- Nashville, TNBest around Thu 5:10 AM
- New Orleans, LABest around Thu 5:20 AM
- New York, NYBest around Thu 5:10 AM
- Orlando, FLBest around Thu 5:40 AM
- Philadelphia, PABest around Thu 5:20 AM
- Phoenix, AZBest around Wed 4:50 AM
- Pittsburgh, PABest around Thu 5:40 AM
- Portland, ORBest around Wed 5:30 AM
- Raleigh, NCBest around Thu 5:30 AM
- Sacramento, CABest around Wed 5:30 AM
- Salt Lake City, UTBest around Thu 5:50 AM
- San Antonio, TXBest around Thu 5:50 AM
- San Diego, CABest around Wed 5:10 AM
- San Francisco, CABest around Wed 5:30 AM
- San Jose, CABest around Wed 5:30 AM
- Santa Barbara, CABest around Wed 5:20 AM
- Seattle, WABest around Wed 5:30 AM
- St. Louis, MOBest around Thu 5:20 AM
- Tampa, FLBest around Thu 5:50 AM
- Tucson, AZBest around Wed 4:50 AM
- Washington, DCBest around Thu 5:30 AM