Starwatch: how to see the Orionid meteor shower

In the final week of British summer time, meteors from Comet Halley will be streaking across the night sky

This week, keep an eye open for the Orionid meteor shower. It may not be the brightest or the most spectacular meteor shower of the year but it derives from the most famous comet of them all: Comet Halley. Meteors are tiny pieces of dust that have been left in space from the tails of comets. They streak across the night sky as they burn up in our atmosphere.