One of the year's notable sky events, the Orionid meteor shower, peaks around October 21. Experts have highlighted the best times and optimal viewing directions to spot meteors streaking across the night sky.
The highly anticipated Orionid meteor shower is set to reach its peak activity overnight on October 21-22. Stargazers can look forward to a spectacular celestial display of shooting stars lighting up the autumn night sky.
The Orionid meteor shower reaches its annual peak next week, though a bright moon will wash out many faint trails. Observers are advised to carefully time their sessions to catch the best viewing window.
October skies bring an impressive visual display as the Moon visits the Teapot asterism at night, while Mars, Jupiter, and Regulus stage a dawn rendezvous.
Saturn's icy moon Tethys transits across the gas giant's disk alongside its shadow, providing observers with the month's best-timed planetary transit opportunity.
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