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The Orionids are associated with periodic comet 1P/Halley and they are seen in late October. This is usually a prominent shower with swift meteors, many appearing in persistent trains.
The Orionids are considered to be one of the most beautiful showers of the year. Orionid meteors are known for their brightness and for their speed. These meteors are fast - they travel at about 148,000 mph (66 km/sec) into the Earth's atmosphere. Fast meteors can leave glowing "trains" (incandescent bits of debris in the wake of the meteor) which last for several seconds to minutes. Fast meteors can also sometimes become fireballs. Look for prolonged explosions of light when viewing the Orionid meteor shower.
The Orionids are so-called because the point they appear to come from, called the radiant, lies in the constellation Orion. But they can be seen over a large area of the sky. The Orionids are viewable in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres during the hours after midnight. The Orionids are also framed by some of the brightest stars in the sky, which lend a spectacular backdrop for these showy meteors.
The pieces of space debris that interact with our atmosphere to create the Orionids originate from comet 1P/Halley. Comet Halley takes about 76 years to orbit the sun; it was last seen from the Earth in 1986, and will not enter the inner solar system again until 2061. Each time 1P/Halley returns to the inner solar system, its nucleus sheds ice and dust into space. The dust grains eventually become the Orionids (in October) and the Eta Aquarids (in May) if they collide with Earth's atmosphere.
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