Fall’s fastest-moving meteor shower, the Orionids, are set to peak this week. And they’re putting on their biggest show while we’ve got two comets appearing in the night sky.

The bonus for this week’s peak? We’re in a “new moon” phase, which essentially means the moon will be invisible, leaving us with very dark skies. Now let’s keep our fingers crossed for no clouds.

The Orionids will peak in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Oct. 21. So you can look for them tonight and into Tuesday morning. The meteor shower itself will keep going through Nov. 22, but the number of meteors will be waning the deeper we get into next month.

During this peak week, you could see up to 20 meteors per hour streaking across the sky. The best window is roughly from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m.

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