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Starwatch: Gibbous moon will wash fainter Orionid meteors from view

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The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak on the night of 20-21 October .

At their best, the Orionids are a moderate shower with maximum rates of between 10 and 20 meteors an hour.

This year , the moon will have been full on 17 October , so will be a waning gibbous on the evening of the peak.

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