The Draconid meteor shower, one of the first of fall, peaks Wednesday and the timing could produce what’s known as a "meteor storm."

Draconids are visible across the Northern Hemisphere from Oct. 6-10, usually producing just a few meteors per hour. This meteor shower’s origin is from comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner. As the debris from this comet burns up in Earth’s atmosphere , we see meteors, also known as shooting stars.

The timing of this year’s Draconids is good and bad. For the good news, comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner reached its closest point to the Sun in March, known as perihelion, which could mean a more active meteor shower this year. The bad news is that the full Harvest Moon happened Tuesday and is still very bright in the night sky.

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