Orionids

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5346. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar System, Meteors

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A meteor shower that takes place in late October. The radiant lies in the constellation Orion, near the border with Gemini. The Orionids occur when the Earth intersects the ascending node of the meteor stream from Halley's Comet; the Eta Aquarids in May are produced by the Earth's passage through the descending node. Because Halley's orbit is retrograde, Orionid meteoroids impact the Earth at a h...

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