If the next few nights are going to be clear enough for us to get some frost, then the lack of cloud cover means we should all have a good shot at seeing the first of two meteor showers that will be zipping across the sky this month.

October is the prime month for the Draconids - and later in the month will also be peak time for the Orionid meteor shower.

First, let’s look at this week: According to NASA’s skywatching blog , Oct. 6 to 10 is the prime window for seeing the Draconid meteors.

Now, these don’t come in a frenzy. NASA says we can expect to see a handful of meteors per hour with this shower.

What we’re seeing are the debris that formed behind comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner getting flashy as it’s burned in the Earth’s atmosphere.

“These meteors originate from nearby the head of

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