Halleys Comet Oct 21st

[djwhog]

It is not as close as in 1986, but still going to be nice to watch

OK, it is Halleys Comet, last time it was in the inside loop of the Earth path was 1986, and the next is Last one this BIG till 2061


Towards South East Sky or techie it is
"The Orionids radiate from a point near the upraised Club of the constellation Orion the Hunter. The bright star near the radiant point is Betelgeuse."

You can watch the webcast directly via Marshall's Ustream channel here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-msfc.
The Orionid meteor shower reaches its maximum overnight tonight (Oct. 21-22). You can go to Slooh.com to join and watch this broadcast live... plus have access to Slooh’s large library of past shows. You can also watch the webcast live in the window below, courtesy of Slooh.

WATCH LIVE TONIGHT: Slooh Orionid Meteor Shower Webcast

Additional info at:

Orionid meteor shower peaks October 20-22 | Tonight | EarthSky

PS Early AM hours check out the planets too...

Like other annual meteor showers, the Orionids occur when Earth plows into a field of debris shed by a comet. In the case of the Orionid meteor shower, the comet is Halley, which last zoomed past our planet in 1986 and won't come back through the inner solar system again until 2061.


Another annual shower, the Eta Aquarids in May, also owes its existence to bits of material shed by Comet Halley over the eons on its long journey around the sun.
The Orionids received their name because they appear to emanate from the constellation Orion (The Hunter). But don't worry about finding this star pattern late tonight or early Thursday morning — Orionid meteors can be spotted in all parts of the sky.

So grab a lawn chair, a sleeping bag and a nice, hot beverage (Baileys Coco ) and settle in for a few hours of skywatching tonight. Or, failing that, check the skies above Huntsville online to catch some Orionid action.

[Clad 7]

I remember those times, on each occasion, I watched the comet . . .
At this time, in Albertville, it is a quarter to 8, AM, and I can see in my telescope: VENUS, MARS and JUPITER. MERCURY is here, but I can't see it, too low on the horizon, and hidden by the mountains.
Earlier, I saw ORION and ORION nebula.
My telescope is to small to see HORSE HEAD nebula