The annual Orionid meteor shower — a dusty result of the trip Halley's comet makes around the sun every 76 years, on average — will peak this week just as the famous constellation it's named after rises into the autumn sky.
Active from Sept. 26 through Nov. 22, the Orionids will peak in the early hours of Monday, Oct. 21, when around 23 "shooting stars" are expected per hour, according to the American Meteor Society. The precise peak is predicted to occur at 1 a.m. EDT (0500 GMT).
