Stargazers will be in for a treat beginning late Monday - a meteor shower widely considered one of the most beautiful displays of the year.

The Orionid meteor shower will peak beginning in the nighttime hours through Tuesday morning, sending somewhere between 10 and 20 shooting stars streaking across the dark sky, according to a Space.com article. The specific shower occurs when Earth travels through debris trailing behind Halley's Comet, and the debris burns up in the atmosphere, according to NASA.

Orionids, which are known for their brightness and for their speed, travel at about 41 miles per second into Earth's atmosphere and can leave behind glowing "trains," incandescent bits of debris, which last for several seconds to minutes, NASA stated on its website.

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