For Loiners with an interest in astronomy, this week will be a good week with several nights of meteor showers on the cards
consists of smaller chunks of rocks that have broken off Halley’s Comet, and has previously been recorded to show meteors, or ‘shooting stars’ at a rate of 50 to 70 an hour. The parent body, however, is only visible from Earth every 75-79 years.
This year, the Orionids will be most visible in the night sky between October 21 and 22, from midnight until dawn. The showers will however be visible above Leeds for several days before and after its peak.The Orionids meteor shower will be visible in the Leeds night sky with the naked eye, so there is no need for binoculars or telescopes to watch the astronomical event.
The Orionids meteor shower is an annual event that occurs in October, usually lasting around one week.
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