Possible Meteor Shower Sightings Tonight and Over Weekend

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You may want to keep your eye on the sky tonight and through the weekend because a meteor shower is heading our way.

The shower won't technically hit until tomorrow but experts say we could get a peek of the falling meteors tonight. The show happens every October as our planet, in it's orbit around the sun, passes through a trail of dust left by Halley's Comet.

According to NASA the shower typically produces about 20 meteors per hour. This has increased in recent years.

To learn more about the Orionid Meteor Shower, watch this NASA video.

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