Peak viewing for the Orionid meteor showers and for fall foliage across parts of CNY

With another night of clear skies, expect more chilly temperatures. However, this will provide for nearly perfect viewing of the peak time to see the Orionid meteor shower! If you want to view the Orionid meteor shower, here are specifics : In short, the Orionid meteor shower occurs when Earth's orbit intersects the leftovers (very small bits) from Haley's comet interacting with our atmosphere causing meteor showers to streak across the sky. While this meteor shower is a much smaller one compared to a bigger one like the Perseid meteor shower, you can typically see 10 to 20 meteor showers per hour, although sometimes you can get more. NASA put together this quick video for more information about the Orionids : Even though Wednesday night through dawn Thursday is the peak of the Orionid meteor shower, you still would be able to see them over the next few nights.