Sky gazers in the United Kingdom can brace themselves for a visual feast, thanks to the meteor shower that will light up the sky this October.
The meteor shower is called Orionid and originates from the remains of the Halley's Comet. The shower is likely to take place from October 2 to November 7, a Science Alert report said.
The Earth passes through the Halley's Comet trail twice annually. The last time the planet passed through the trail of Halley's Comet was in May and Eta Aquarids meteor shower was observed.
The meteor shower will be at its peak -- 20 showers per hour -- in the morning of October 21 2016. However, scientists have said that the shower will be seen at pre-dawn from today up to October 15, as the moon is likely to hinder the visibility later on.
Various planets, stars and constellations can be observed this month along with the meteor shower. Uranus will be visible opposite the Sun in the east post sunset on October 15 and the full moon will aid the visibility.
Jupiter will be spotted along with its moon with naked eyes during dawn in the east on October 28. Saturn and Venus too will be seen too in the low south-west skies on October 30 and Venus will be more luminous than Saturn.
Aldebaran, the orange star which is known as the bull's red eye of the constellation Taurus, might be seen in the dark skies on October 18. Also, radiant stars Alpha Leonis and Eta Leonis from constellation Leo can be seen before sunrise on October 25, National Geographic reported.
