This weekend will be one of the best in 2017 for kicking back and watching the stars. The annual Orionid meteor shower is forecast to hit its peak in the early hours of Sunday morning; here’s everything you need to know to make the most of it. The meteor shower is caused by particles that are dispersed by Comet 1P/Halley, better known as Halley’s Comet. The comet visits Earth every 75 years or so, and on its way around the sun leaves behind particulate matter. During the fall, the Earth’s orbit around the sun matches up with the debris left behind by the comet, which burns up in the Earth’s atmosphere, causing the visible meteors that you can see. read more http://bgr.com/2017/10/21/orionid-meteor-shower-2017-how-to-watch/
