Biggest Meteor Shower News and Updates 2016: Orionids Meteor Shower May Appear Until November 7

Those who are fans of star-gazing know that there are upcoming major meteor shower events in the the last quarter of 2016. One is the Geminids in December; next is the Perseids in August and last is the Orionids this month.

According to CBS News, star-gazers should expect quite a disruption from the moon's glare, especially during the predicted time that the Orionids will be at its peak. This is learned to have happened Friday. The report also says that it normally lasts for ten days. Thus, the meteor shower might still appear until October 26.

Also, this year, it is predicted to last until the first week of November. The meteor shower is called Orionids because its track comes from a region near the second brightest star of the constellation Orion. The Orionid is expected to appear brightest at dawn, at around 5 AM, since that's the time when the constellation Orion peaks at its highest in the sky.

Since the Orion belt is usually clearly seen up in the sky during night time, the Orionid Meteor Shower also take the same characteristic: it can be clearly observed from the Southern and Northern hemispheres.

ITV advices to watch the Orionid Meteor Shower in a location where there's less light pollution. That's ideally outside the city premises. The report also suggests to do meteor shower gazing in a space where the horizon is clear. With all these, star gazers are expected to witness around 20 meteors per hour.

It is also unlikely that the Orionid Meteor Shower will appear clearly on a Friday night because of the gibbous moon. Meanwhile, if viewers failed to watch over the skies on its peak, star gazers may anticipate every dawn for the rest of the month since there might still be a lot of signs of the Orionid meteor show in the skies.