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Hope for clear skies for the meteor shower
By dtewes in Sky Watch
October 20, 2009

The annual Orionid meteor shower is set to peak on Wednesday morning as Earth glides through a stream of debris from Halley’s Comet.

If forecasters are correct there will be dozens of meteors per hour, according to spaceweather.com. The best time to look is during the dark hours before dawn.

Look to the southeast before sunrise as the meteors appear to radiate from the constellation Orion. No telescope or binoculars are required.

Spaceweather.com reports that Orionid rates have been unusually high the past three years, with reports of 60 or more meteors per hour.

Computer models suggest the trend of “good Orionids” could continue in 2009.

Visit http://spaceweather.com for photos and updates.

And now the bad news: The sky is forecast to become cloudy Tuesday night, lasting into Wednesday.

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    didn't know where to post this but....

    Did anyone else notice the ring around the moon on Christmas night???? Forced the kids outside to see (away from their videos games, aahhh!) and they were amazed. It was cool. I was just wandering if anyone saw it too?

    December 26, 2009 at 7:17 p.m.