10/21/2024 – 10/22/2024
In 2024, the waning gibbous moon will block out the fainter meteors.
On a dark, moonless night, the Orionids exhibit a maximum of about 10 to 20 meteors per hour, peaking on the night of the 21st and morning of the 22nd.
These fast-moving meteors sometimes produce bright fireballs, which might be able to overcome a moonlit glare. If you trace these meteors backward, they seem to radiate from the Club of the famous constellation Orion the Hunter.
The Orionids is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Halley, which has been known and observed since ancient times.
