Orionid Meteor Showers Coming: A Must See In ID, UT, WA

With autumn arriving on Monday, some noticeable changes are on the way.

The weather is getting cooler, leaves will soon start dropping and piling up, and the start of the new season also leads into a highly anticipated celestial event, one that promises to be more brilliant than in recent past years.

Meteor showers are one of life's most fascinating occurrences, and remind us of just how small we really are in the grand scheme of things. The speed at which these space rocks streak through the atmosphere is as impressive as the trails they leave behind, and seeing them through a telescope never gets old.

Orionid Meteor Shower Coming In October And Will Be More Impressive This Year

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October 4-10 is World Space Week. It's a celebration of the amazing and infinite universe and the technology that humans have developed that allow the world to see as far into it as possible.

On October 21, the Orionid meteor showers will peak and provide humans with the incredible opportunity to view hundreds of fiery space rocks an hour screaming across the sky in the late evening hours, according to planetary.org. If conditions cooperate, those of us in the Pacific Northwest and surrounding states will get an incredible glimpse of the event.

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For optimal viewing, try to minimize your exposure to as much light pollution as possible. A telescope or binoculars will make the experience much more enjoyable.