SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The Orionids meteor shower peaks Monday night with 10 to 20 shooting stars per hour.

We’ll have a new moon, so it will be a rare night free of moonlight, perfect to keep skies dark during the shower.

The Orionids are caused by Earth passing through a debris field left from Haley’s Comet hundreds of years ago. Small pieces of rubble that were part of the comet’s tail were left behind as it passed by our orbit; those remains then enter Earth’s atmosphere and burn up leaving bright streaks across the sky.

The Orionids meteor shower is known for having fast-moving shooting stars that can have bright fireballs at times that leave “persistent trains,” or bright streaks that linger for a few extra seconds.

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