The Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight — Halley's comet debris

Amina Okafor · 11 likes

driving 40 min out of the city to escape light pollution, bringing thermos and a reclining chair

Narin Chai · 11 likes

the reclining chair is the pro move. neck pain is the real enemy

Brave Runner · 9 likes

bring a blanket too, it gets colder than you think at 3am

Brave Otter · 10 likes

15-20 per hour at peak in dark skies, so set expectations, it's not a fireworks show

Hamza Malik · 3 likes

still worth it if you catch even one fireball

Mariam Said · 7 likes

fun fact: you're watching bits of Halley's comet that broke off centuries ago

Paolo Garcia · 10 likes

thats so cool and also makes me feel very small

Theo Bennett · 6 likes

photographers: wide lens, f/2.8 or faster, ISO 3200ish, 15-20 sec exposures and intervalometer

Quiet Baker · 6 likes

thanks saving this

Avery Johnson · 3 likes

and turn off long exposure noise reduction or you lose half your shots

Maksym Bondar · 4 likes

Saw 3 last night already from my balcony, pre-peak

Mariam Said · 1 likes

nice, the early ones are often slow and bright

Rizky Pratama · 0 likes

its cloudy here, as it is every single meteor shower of my life

Urban Rider · 13 likes

the universe has a personal thing against you lol

Kabir Khan · 0 likes

my kid wants to stay up for it on a school night. am i a bad parent if i let her

Cozy Marauder · 0 likes

you're a great parent. she'll remember it way longer than one tired school day