[meteorite-list] Comet Plunges Toward the Sun & Orionid Meteor Shower

[Ron Baalke]

Space Weather News for Oct. 20, 2010
http://spaceweather.com 

SUNDIVING COMET: A newly-discovered comet is plunging 
toward the sun for a close encounter it probably will 
not survive.  The comet is too deep in the sun's glare 
for human eyes to pick out, but it is showing up nicely 
in coronagraph images from the Solar and Heliospheric 
Observatory.  Visit http://spaceweather.com for latest movies.

ORIONID METEOR SHOWER:  Earth is passing through a stream of 
debris from Halley's Comet, and this is causing the annual 
Orionid meteor shower.  Bright moonlight is reducing the 
number of visible meteors; nevertheless, sky watchers are 
reporting some bright Orionids.  The best time to look is 
during the hours before local dawn on Thursday, Oct. 21st, 
and again on Friday, Oct. 22nd.   Check 
http://spaceweather.com for a sky map and more information.