Images from the Peak of the Orionid Meteor Shower

A bright Orionid is captured on the peak night of the shower by a NASA all sky meteor camera in western North Carolina.

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An Orionid cuts across Orion’s shoulders in this video recorded by a NASA wide field meteor camera at Marshall Space Flight Center. The 3 stars of Orion’s belt are clearly visible in the lower left corner of the image.

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An Orionid heads south towards Orion’s belt in this video recorded by a NASA wide field meteor camera at Marshall Space Flight Center.

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One thought on “Images from the Peak of the Orionid Meteor Shower”

  1. It is November 11, 2015 on Nov 09 @ 11pm thru Nov 10 @ 3 seen max of at least 15 shooting stars it was awesome I never seen so many

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