A meteor shower, two full moons and more to see in October's sky - WUSA9.com

October's crisp autumn nights will bring plenty for stargazers to see in the sky, ranging from a meteor shower to great views of the planets, but the top astronomy event of the month will come on the month's final night.

One of the best meteor showers of the season is set to peak on the night of Tuesday, Oct.

The Orionids will feature around 20 meteors per hour on peak night with the greatest number of meteors expected after midnight, local time.

This year is a particularly good year for the Orionids as the moon will be below the horizon nearly all night long, meaning that there will be little natural light pollution in the sky.

After the Orionids, the next moderate meteor shower on the calendar is the Leonids, which will peak on the night of Nov.

Blue Moon on Halloween.

For the first time since 2001, a full moon will fill the sky on Halloween night illuminating neighborhoods for trick-or-treaters

This will be the second full moon of the month, giving it the title of a blue moon

Trick-or-treaters may have kids of their own the next time that a blue moon glows on Halloween night, which will take place in 2039