Look Up: How to Properly See this Month's Halley's Comet

The Orionids will be visible in the Northern Hemisphere from October 16 to 24, so it's almost time to gaze skyward.

Even without a telescope or binoculars, you'll be able to view the shooting stars. However, if you want to view them at their finest, get up early: between 4:00 and 5:00 a.m. According to Farmer's Almanac, you should be able to view anything from 10 to over 30 meteors each hour during Daylight Savings Time.

What will you be looking for?

The word meteor shower may conjure up images of rain showers. However, few meteor showers mimic rain showers. The Orionids aren't the most powerful shower of the year, and they're not known for storming (producing unexpected, vibrant displays).

In a year, when the moon is out of the way, you may view 10 to 20 Orionids every hour from a dark place. Do you think you'll see that many in 2021? It's unlikely. When it comes to meteor showers, there's always the element of surprise and unpredictability. However, no one anticipates many Orionids overcoming the moon's glare during the 2021 shower.

If you witness any Orionid meteors in 2021, keep in mind that they're known to be swift meteors, falling into the Earth's atmosphere at speeds of up to 41 miles (66 kilometers) per second. As a result, this shower has a small number of meteors.

However, they compensate for their obscurity by leaving trains, or ionized gas trails, that linger for a few seconds after the meteor has passed. Approximately half of all Orionid meteors leave long-lasting trains.

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