Meteor Showers – Orionids
- The Orionid meteor shower will end on 7th November 2025, as it is active from 2nd October to 7th November.
o - This meteors will appear to radiate from the Orion constellation, which rises in the east around midnight.
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“Shooting star” – known as Meteor
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Recommend strong meteor showings for this month – see below
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| Month | Active Period | Peak Viewing |
| January: | Begins: 26th December Ends: 12th January | Quadrantids (3rd thru 4th January) |
| April: | Begins: 15th April Ends: 26th April | Lyrids (21st thru 2nd April) |
| May: | Begins: 19th April Ends: 28th May | Eta Aquarids (5th thru 6th May) |
| June: | Begins: 22nd May Ends: 3rd July | Arietids (7th June) |
| July: | Begins: 12th July Ends: 23rd August | Southern Delta Aquariids (28th July) |
| August: | Begins: 17th July Ends: 24th August | Perseids (11th thru 12th August) |
| October | Begins: 2nd October Ends: 7th November | Orionids (21st thru 22nd October) |
| November | Begins: 2nd October Ends: 2nd December | Leonids (17th November) |
| December: | Begins: 19th November Ends: 24th December | Geminids (13th thru 14th December) |
| Begins: 17th December Ends: 26th December | Ursids (21st thru 2nd December) | |
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Meteor Showers – Orionids
- Beginning to ending date: 2nd October to 7th November
- Peak Date: 21st October
- Rating: Strong
- Zenith Hourly Rate (ZHR): around 20 per hour
- Radiant Position: RA: 06h 24m / DEC: +15°
- Degrees: 096º (Face: East)
- Comet: Comet 1P/Halley
- Note: Fast meteors, many with trains / Good in 2006.
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Note
- The Orionid meteor shower, peaking 21st October, is set to put on a spectacular show, shooting about 20 meteors per hour across the night sky.
o - This meteor shower happens when Earth travels through the debris trailing behind Halley’s Comet and it burns up in our atmosphere.
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