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Look for shooting stars when Orionids peak on Oct. 20-21

Look for shooting stars when the Orionids peak on Oct. 20-21

The Orionid meteor shower will peak on the night of Oct. 20-21. Although a nearly full moon will wash away fainter meteors, here's how you can still watch the shower.

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The Orionid meteor shower 2025 has begun! See Halley's Comet spark shooting stars this October

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Orionid Meteor Shower brings fireballs and shooting stars to Sarasota skies

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How and when to see the Orionids meteor shower

Prepare yourself for a fireworks spectacle this coming week as the Orionids grace our night sky with the peak of their annual display.

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Peak of the Orionid meteor shower on the night of Oct. 20-21

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How to See Comet Lemmon and the Orionids Meteor Shower Peak

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Don't look up: That's not a shooting star, it's another Starlink satellite burning up

What has looked like shooting stars or meteorites entering the Earth's atmosphere has in fact been Starlink satellites burning up in ever greater numbers.According to retired Harvard astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell (via Earthlink),

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‘Catching’ shooting stars: Utah State’s Space Dynamics Lab sharing meteor detection software

The public can now download StarFall meteor detection software designed at Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory.