Orionid meteor shower to light up night sky through most of November

Orionid meteor shower to light up night sky through most of November

The Orionids are pieces of Halley's Comet, which was last visible to casual astronomers in 1986

Orionid meteor shower lights up the night sky over a desert on Oct. 22, 2023, in Yuli County, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. (VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

Meteors streak across the sky over a desert during the Orionid meteor shower on October 22, 2023, in Yuli County, China. (VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

Halley's Comet over Uluru, outback Australia, 1986. (Impressions Photography/Getty Images)