Orionid meteor shower to dazzle the night sky on October 21 and 22 account how to watch

The month of October is witness to amazing astronomical events. Recently the world saw the most amazing and most beautiful solar eclipse of the year. Although this eclipse was most visible in America itself, it was also seen all over the world through online stream. Now after this, a wonderful view is going to appear in the sky again. On October 21-22, there is going to be rainy rain in the sky. Yes, the amazing view of the rain of meteor bodies can be seen on 21 and 22 October.

It has been called Orionids Meteor Pind Shower. BBC According to, this is an astronomical event that appears every year. In the month of October, when the earth crosses the debris of Halley’s Comet, this view appears. This shower will continue till 22 November, but on October 21-22 it will be at its peak in the Northern Hemisphere. He is named after the Orion Planetarium. They appear as if the Orion is falling from the planetarium.

NASA says that Orionids pass through the sky at a speed of 66 km per hour. Their low speed becomes useful for them to look long in the sky and they make a wonderful view. Meteor bodies are said to have fallen in the form of remaining remains of comets, or even some part of arsteroid falls. This rain of meteors is seen when this earth passes through the debris of a comet, in such a situation, these meteor bodies start burning under the influence of the Earth’s atmosphere and looks like fireworks in the sky.

It has been said that at least 20 meteor bodies can be seen falling every hour during this period. There will be no need for any special tools like telescope etc. to see them. These can be seen with naked eyes. To see them, one should go to a dark place, and choose a place from where the moon is not visible in the sky. To see the meteor showers, the person should move to a dark place at least half an hour before, so that the eyes can be easy to see inside the darkness.