Where To Look For The Meteor Shower

To see the meteors look up and to the north.

Where to look for the meteor shower. Skywatchers looking out for the perseids might also see some stray. Many astronomy publications confuse people by putting a diagram of the radiant with meteors streaking out of it it doesn t look like this in real life meteors will appear randomly in any part of the sky. You can expect to see up to 20 meteors per hour under clear moonless conditions.

You don t need any special equipment or a lot of skills to view a meteor shower. 20 as part of the annual orionid meteor shower. The key to seeing a meteor shower is to take in as much sky as possible cooke said.

Click and drag to explore other parts of the sky. The radiant and the constellation it is in gives the meteor shower its name e g. Go to a dark area in the suburbs or countryside and prepare to sit outside for a few hours.

The orionid shower will begin today friday 2nd october until 7th november and will see hundreds of shooting stars darting across the night sky. See meteor shower animation to find out visibility conditions for viewing the meteor shower from your location. Geminids gemini perseids perseus etc.

New meteor shower interactive sky map. The orionid meteor shower is set to peak on october 21 this year. Meteors will return to the skies on oct.

Even though all you really need is a clear sky lots of patience and our handy interactive meteor shower sky map with a visibility conditions meter to see a meteor shower the following tips can help maximize your shooting star viewing experience. The interactive meteor shower sky map shows the position of the radiant in the night sky above any location. Here s everything you need to know from the best time to see it to where to watch it.