The Orionids Meteor Shower peaks during the next couple of nights. These photos show an Orionid meteor I caught on camera during the 2006 Orionids.

The first photo shows the meteor, the second shows the meteor and lines showing the constellation Orion. The meteor shower is named the Orionids because the meteors seem to radiate away from a part of the sky above Orion.

To see Orionids all you need are clear unobstructed skies. No telescopes or binoculars are needed, you want a naked eye view of any large part of the sky. The farther you can get away from the light pollution of large cities the better.

The chances of seeing a meteor are better as the night goes on; the best times beting after midnight and beofre the light of dawn.

Photos by Mike Black, taken October 2006 in Belmar, New Jersey, USA.