Oct.'s Orionid meteor shower is here
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The Orionids will peak in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Oct. 21. So you can look for them tonight and into Tuesday morning. The meteor shower itself will keep going through Nov. 22, but the number of meteors will be waning the deeper we get into next month.
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