Stargazers are preparing to relish this month as hundreds of falling stars light up the sky during the Orionid meteor shower.

These meteorites sprinkle across the sky every October, from November 2 to 7 – but the peak sightings are expected on the morning of October 21.

This cosmic event occurs when Earth passes through a stream of debris left by Comet Halley – the main comet of the Orionid shower.

Astronomers note that meteorites can move at a speed of 148,000 miles per hour in the atmosphere, but they leave gaseous traces in the sky that last for a few seconds.

NASA considers the Orionids to be one of the most beautiful showers of the year, which can be seen in the northern and southern hemispheres after midnight.

Find an area that is too far from city or street lights. Come prepared with a sleeping bag, blanket, or lawn chair, ” the U.S. Space Agency shared in A. Blog Mail.

Lie on your back with your feet facing southeast if you are in the Northern Hemisphere or the Northeast if you are in the Southern Hemisphere, look up, and enjoy as much of the sky as possible.

“In less than 30 minutes in the dark, your eyes will adjust and start seeing meteors.”

The spectacular shower originates from a stream of debris left by Comet Halley’s making its way into the inner solar system.

These meteorites gush across the sky every October, from November 2-7 – but the peak sightings are expected on the morning of October 21. Pictured is the magic shower in China from 2015

Here the comet’s nucleus sheds ice and rock dust into space that became the Orionoid meteorites in October.

This month also comes with a rare blue moon that will be visible in all time zones.

Our lunar neighbor will not shine blue, but the name is given because it is the second full moon to appear in the same month – the first occurs on October 1.

The cosmic parade occurs seven times every 19 years, which means that the world will not see the next show on October 31 until 2039.

What makes this event even rarer is that it will appear worldwide for the first time since World War II.

People in North and South America will get a glimpse of a blue moon, along with those in India, Europe and Asia.

The idea of ​​a blue moon as the second moon in one month comes from an article in the March 1946 issue of Sky and Telescope magazine, EarthSky Reports.

Astronomers note that meteorites can move at a speed of 148,000 miles per hour in the atmosphere, but they leave gaseous traces in the sky that last for a few seconds. In the photo it happened in Russia from 2016

NASA considers the Orionids to be one of the most beautiful showers of the year, which can be seen in the northern and southern hemispheres after midnight. This shower was spotted in 2016

This issue published an article titled “Once in a Blue Moon” by James Hugh Pruitt, who referred to the Maine Farmer Calendar of 1937, but with a simpler definition.

He wrote, “Seven times in 19 years there have been – and still are – 13 full moons a year.”

“This gives 11 months with one full moon and the other with two.”

“This is the second in a month, so I explain it, it was called Blue Moon.”

The moon can turn blue, but the signature is very rare.

EarthSky notes that sky conditions must be perfectly aligned and contain large particles of dust or smoke to reflect a gradient – making it unpredictable to know when one will rise.

In all, there will be 13 full moons in 2020, which is another rare occurrence because most years only see 12 moons.