On Wednesday morning (late Tuesday night), be sure to watch for the Orionid meteor shower. I love this photo of an Orionid meteor because you can also see the Orion Nebula and associated stellar cool-ness to the lower left:


Click the image to see the story. Photo by Rich Swanson. Guided shot with Canon 20dh, 400 ASA, 2-minute exposure.

The Orionids flash across the sky near the constellation Orion this time each year when the Earth passes through an area of space littered with debris from Halley's comet. The shower usually produces 10-20 meteors per hour, but it's been giving us as many as 60 per hour over the past few years. Here's where to look in the sky:

Click the image to see the story.

Best,
Chris
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From: [identity profile] pamelonian.livejournal.com


I am up before sunrise every day. Thanks for giving me a reason to look forward to it on Wednesday!

From: [identity profile] mckitterick.livejournal.com


Great! Your best bet is to get up a little earlier than usual. I wish they had stated a best time, so give yourself some leisure.

From: [identity profile] siro-gravity.livejournal.com


So am I supposed to be able to see the constellations in the bottom image expressed in the real stars in the top image? because i can't see it at all. :(

I'm up late night but it is so cloudy here it kinda doesn't matter. :(

From: [identity profile] mckitterick.livejournal.com


In the photo, the meteor is sorta shooting out of Orion's bow. The two long, red streaks in the drawing mark the left edge of the photo. I hope that helps!

From: [identity profile] siro-gravity.livejournal.com


k, i'm positive i got the bow. did i circle the other stars right? my circles don't match the proportions on the drawing, but i don't see what else it could be. i also wondered if that super shiny cluster was the belt, but i don't think so. i never saw these things in the sky very well.


From: [identity profile] mckitterick.livejournal.com


That's awesome! Also, below the belt is the sword, and in the middle of it is a glow-ey spot that, when magnified, looks like this:


Click the image to see the wiki article.

From: [identity profile] mckitterick.livejournal.com


It's probably my favorite deep-sky object. I mean, geez, what's not to love!
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