Orionid

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• eta Orionid meteor — /itə əˈraɪənɪd/ (say etuh uh ruyuhnid) noun one of the debris particles which spread along the orbit of Halley s comet, forming a stream of meteoroids through which the earth passes each year in October. Compare eta Aquarid meteor. {named after a …  

• Orionids — An Orionid meteor streaking across the sky below the Milky Way and to the right of Venus. The zodiacal light can also be seen in the image. The Orionid meteor shower, usually shortened to the Orionids, is the most prolific meteor shower… …   Wikipedia

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• Comet — This article is about the astronomical object. For other uses, see Comet (disambiguation). Comet Hale– …   Wikipedia

• Halley's Comet — For the video game, see Halley s Comet (video game). 1P/Halley (Halley s Comet) Halley s Comet on March 8, 1986 Discovery …   Wikipedia

• Orion (constellation) — For other uses, see Orion (disambiguation). Orion Constellation List of stars in Orion Abbreviation Ori Genitive Orionis …   Wikipedia

• Halley's comet — /hal eez/ or, sometimes, /hay leez/, n. a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986. [named after Edmund HALLEY, who first… …   Universalium

• Orionids — /euh ruy euh nidz, awr ee oh , ohr /, n. (used with a pl. v.) Astron. a collection of meteors comprising a meteor shower (Orionid meteor shower) visible during October, and having its apparent origin in the constellation Orion. * * * …   Universalium

• Principal nighttime meteor showers — ▪ Table Principal nighttime meteor showers shower average date of maximum normal duration (days) visual strength (Northern Hemisphere) entry velocity (km/sec) associated comet Quadrantid January 3   1 medium 41 not known Lyrid April 22   1… …   Universalium

• eta Aquarid meteor — /itə ˈækwərɪd/ (say etuh akwuhrid) noun one of the debris particles which spread along the orbit of Halley s comet, forming a stream of meteoroids through which the earth passes each year in May. Compare eta Orionid meteor. {named after a star in …