Meteor shower

Orionids 2026

Active Fri 02 Oct, 00:00 → Sat 07 Nov, 23:59

Use your naked eyes. Meteors can appear anywhere in the sky, so a telescope's narrow field of view is not helpful.

Find a dark open area with a wide sky view. Allow 20–30 minutes for dark adaptation — avoid phone screens (or use Red Mode).

The radiant is in Orion, but for longer meteor trails look roughly 30–60° away from it rather than directly at it.

Reference ZHR

Idealised zenithal hourly rate under perfect dark skies with the radiant at the zenith. Real observed rates are usually lower.

Speed

66 km/s

Parent body

1P/Halley

Global maximum

Wed 21 Oct, 12:00