Orionid meteor shower: how stargazers can get the best views in Australia
by Eelemarni Close-Brown from Science | The Guardian on (#70W8T)
Early birds on the east coast will have the best chance of seeing this annual astral light show
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Early rising stargazers in Australia will be in prime position to catch a glimpse of the Orionid meteor shower, which will this week pass through our atmosphere.
Those who tend to wake before dawn will have the best chance of seeing the shower. For those who miss it, there's still the biggest meteor event of the year yet to come - the Geminid meteor shower.
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