[SMCARA] The Orionid Meteor Shower is Underway

[JD Delancy]

The Orionid Meteor Shower is Underway
Right now, specks of dust from Halley's comet are disintegrating in 
Earth's atmosphere, kicking off the annual Orionid meteor shower.

*Space Weather News for Oct. 19, 2018*
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*METEORS FROM HALLEY'S COMET: *Right now, specks of dust from Halley's 
comet are disintegrating in Earth's atmosphere, kicking off the annual 
Orionid meteor shower. Forecasters expect the shower to peak this 
weekend with 20+ meteors per hour emerging from the constellation Orion. 
The nearly full Moon could reduce visibility, but it is possible to 
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*Above:* This Orionid fireball, observed by Maciek Myszkiewicz in Oct. 
2012, was as bright as a full Moon. Browse Spaceweather.com's Realtime 
Meteor Photo Gallery 
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