Orionid meteor shower

The Orionid meteor shower will be active from 2 October to 7 November, producing its peak rate of meteors around 21 October.

Over this period, there will be a chance of seeing Orionid meteors whenever the shower’s radiant point – in the constellation Orion – is above the horizon, with the number of visible meteors increasing the higher the radiant point is in the sky.

In India the shower will not be visible before around 22:30 each night, when its radiant point rises above your eastern horizon. It will then remain active until dawn breaks around 06:00.

The shower is likely produce its best displays in the hours around 05:00 IST, when its radiant point is highest in the sky.

At its peak, the shower is expected to produce a nominal rate of around 15 meteors per hour.