A spectacular Orionid meteor shower is set to dazzle above Merseyside tonight.
Skygazers are set for some celestial fireworks as Earth passes through the debris left by Halley's Comet. The Orionid meteor is active throughout October but is expected to peak on Friday night, producing up to 25 meteors every hour, and remaining visible until the early hours of Saturday.
The phenomenon gets its name from the Orion constellation - which is one of the brightest groups of stars in the sky. Jake Foster, a public astronomy officer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, said: "One of the things that makes this meteor shower extra special for some is that each meteor is a tiny piece of Halley's Comet."
