Astronomy Note: Orionids 2006
Tomorrow night, October 21, will be the peak of the Orionid Meteor shower this year. The radiant is a little to the left of the constellation Orion (hence "Orionid"). The Orion will rise about midnight, with best viewing being about 1am. Everything I've read says that they may tend toward being a little dim, so city viewing may not be particularly good, but it is a new moon and that will help.
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I'm going to try and talk the family into going up to Shelby Forest to see it. Thanks.
Space.com has a little more information about this one, but if you can't get them out this time, there's also the Leonids on the 17th of next month, which should be an even better show.
I got distracted by Zoo Boo and missed it. Blast!
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