Fragments of Halley’s Comet will fly across the sky this weekend as shooting stars

Fragments of Halley’s Comet will fly across the sky this weekend as shooting stars

As Halley’s Comet continues its eternal processional through the solar system, it occasionally gives those of us who are Earthbound a pretty good show—and one of them, the Orionid Shower, is taking place this weekend (Oct. 20-21). How to watch the Orionoid meteor shower As the comet passes close to Earth—as it does every 75…