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An Orionid meteor streaking across the sky below the Milky Way and to the right of Venus. The zodiacal light can also be seen in the image.

The Orionids are an annual meteor shower that occurs at and are named after their radiant, which is located near the constellation Orion. The peak of the Orionid meteor shower occurs around October 21 and produces from ten to fifteen meteors per hour.

The Orionid meteor shower is produced by the well-known Halley’s Comet, which was named after the astronomer Edmund Halley and last passed through the inner solar system in 1986 on its 75-to-76-year orbit.

The radiant of the Orionids is located between the Orion and Gemini constellations (in the south-eastern sky before dawn, as viewed from mid-northern latitudes).^[1]

Gallery

Orionid
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Two Orionids and Milky Way
Multi-colored Orionid
The brightest meteor, a fireball, leaves a smokey persistent trail drifting in high-altitude winds, which is seen at the right-hand side of the image.

References

^ http://meteorshowersonline.com/orionids.html

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 [[Image:Orionid12n.jpg|thumb|300px|An [[Orionids|Orionid]] [[meteor]] streaking across the sky below the [[Milky Way]] and to the right of [[Venus]]. The [[zodiacal light]] can also be seen in the image.]]
-The '''Orionids''' are annual [[meteor showers]] that occur at and are named after their [[Radiant (meteor shower)|radiant]], which is located near the [[constellation]] [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]]. The peak of the '''Orionid meteor shower''' occurs around October 21 and range typically from ten to fifteen [[meteor]]s per hour.
+The '''Orionids''' are an annual [[meteor shower]] that occurs at and are named after their [[Radiant (meteor shower)|radiant]], which is located near the [[constellation]] [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]]. The peak of the '''Orionid meteor shower''' occurs around October 21 and produces from ten to fifteen [[meteor]]s per hour.
-The Orionid meteor showers are caused by the well-known [[Halley’s Comet]], which was named after the [[astronomer]] [[Edmund Halley]] and last passed through the inner [[solar system]] in 1986 on its 75-to-76-year orbit.
+The Orionid meteor shower is produced by the well-known [[Halley’s Comet]], which was named after the [[astronomer]] [[Edmund Halley]] and last passed through the inner [[solar system]] in 1986 on its 75-to-76-year orbit.
-The [[Radiant (meteor shower)|radiant]] of the Orionids is located between the [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]] and [[Gemini (constellation)|Gemini]] constellations (in the south-eastern sky before dawn, as viewed from mid-northern latitudes).
+The [[Radiant (meteor shower)|radiant]] of the Orionids is located between the [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]] and [[Gemini (constellation)|Gemini]] constellations (in the south-eastern sky before dawn, as viewed from mid-northern latitudes).<ref name="Gary W. Kronk's Meteor Showers Online">http://meteorshowersonline.com/orionids.html</ref>
 ==Gallery==
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 Image:Meteor trail.jpg|The brightest meteor, a fireball, leaves a smokey persistent trail drifting in high-altitude winds, which is seen at the right-hand side of the image.
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 ==See also==