The Orionids are considered a major meteor shower based on the amount of visible meteors that can be seen racing toward inevitable doom during its active period, which runs roughly from the first week of October to the first week of November. .
The American Meteor Society forecasts that a handful of meteors per hour may be visible this week, with that number increasing to as many as 20 per hour during the peak on Oct.
The Orionids can epitomize the old phrase "blink and you might miss it" as they enter our atmosphere at an extremely fast velocity of roughly 147,000 miles per hour (66 kilometers per second).
The absolute best time to look for the Orionids in 2020 is probably in the early morning hours before dawn on Oct
The moon will set before peak morning viewing hours, so that' s another perk this year