{"id":283162,"date":"2025-10-07T04:08:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T04:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/283162\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T04:08:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T04:08:13","slug":"when-they-peak-and-how-to-see-them-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/283162\/","title":{"rendered":"When they peak and how to see them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two meteor showers will dazzle the night sky this month, along with a brilliant <a rel=\"noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/article\/super-harvest-moon-to-dazzle-the-night-sky-early-next-week-when-it-will-peak-and-cloud-cover-forecast-205652659.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:super harvest moon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" target=\"_blank\">super harvest moon<\/a> starting this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Draconids and the Orionids are the two major meteor showers happening in October, though one may offer a more spectacular show than the other. Telescopes are not required; in fact, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/spaceplace.nasa.gov\/meteor-shower\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NASA doesn\u2019t recommend them in this case;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">NASA doesn\u2019t recommend them in this case<\/a>, since they can restrict one\u2019s view to a small portion of the sky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMeteor showers occur annually or at regular intervals as the Earth passes through the trail of dusty debris left by a comet,\u201d <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/meteors-meteorites\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NASA explains;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">NASA explains<\/a>. \u201cMeteor showers are usually named after a star or constellation that is close to where the meteors appear in the sky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Draconids meteor shower<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Full duration:<\/strong> Oct. 6 through Oct. 10<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best time to see them:<\/strong> As darkness falls on the evening of Oct. 8 into the early morning hours on Oct. 9.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Where to find them: <\/strong>Locate the Draco constellation in the northern sky. (Free astronomy apps like SkyView Lite, Star Walk 2 and Star Chart can help you locate constellations, stars and planets.) It\u2019s <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/astronomy-essentials\/everything-you-need-to-know-draconid-meteor-shower\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:possible to see them;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">possible to see them<\/a> in the southern hemisphere, but you\u2019d have to be rather close to the equator to see Draco\u2019s stars.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>What to expect:<\/strong> If the skies are dark enough, you might be able to see up to 10 meteors an hour, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/whats-up-october-2025-skywatching-tips-from-nasa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:according to NASA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">according to NASA<\/a>. The big and bright super full moon may make it difficult to see the Draconids this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Where they originate:<\/strong> The Draconids come from burning debris left by Comet 21P\/Giacobini-Zinner, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/whats-up-october-2025-skywatching-tips-from-nasa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:according to NASA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">according to NASA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/meteors-meteorites\/orionids\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NASA says;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">NASA says<\/a> if you\u2019re not able to view the Draconids meteor shower this year, you can always wait just a few weeks to see a more promising meteor shower, the Orionids, which are known for their brightness and speed.<\/p>\n<p>The Orionids meteor shower<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Full duration:<\/strong> Sept. 26 through Nov. 22<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best time to see them:<\/strong> Before midnight local time on Oct. 21 until roughly 2 a.m. on Oct. 22<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Where to find them: <\/strong>Look near the Orion constellation. If you\u2019re in the northern hemisphere, look to the southeast sky, and if you\u2019re in the southern hemisphere, look to the northeast sky.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>What to expect:<\/strong> About 20 meteors per hour will shoot across the night sky, according to NASA. The Orionids can also produce fireballs, so keep an eye out for bright explosions of light.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Where they originate: <\/strong>The Orionids come from the burning debris left by Halley\u2019s comet (1P\/Halley).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two meteor showers will dazzle the night sky this month, along with a brilliant super harvest moon starting&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":274174,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[141946,49284,916,159,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-283162","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-science","8":"tag-draco-constellation","9":"tag-meteor-showers","10":"tag-nasa","11":"tag-science","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115330921738234948","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283162\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/274174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}