St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: October 21, 2021

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St. Louis MO

21 October, 2021

10:31 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: October 21, 2021 Today, the annual Orionid Meteor Shower reaches it's peak. A meteor shower is a celestial event where meteors, or shooting stars, can be observed caused by streams of cosmic debris entering the Earth's atmosphere. While usually a respectable meteor shower, the nearly full moon will make observing many meteors from the Orionids this year a challenge. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.

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