The Orionids meteor shower peak on Tuesday, Oct. 21, is expected to have ideal viewing conditions with the moon not getting in the way of the sky display. However, observers whose viewing conditions hindered with cloudy skies or a bad weather will still be able to view the meteor shower display via live broadcast from Slooh.

An AccuWeather.com report claims Slooh often utilizes worldwide community observatories in airing live astronomy events. For the 2014 Orionids meteor shower peak, the Slooh broadcast is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. EDT and will carry on for the next six hours.

Slooh astronomer Bob Berman revealed that a couple of new equipment, like the low-light and high-resolution video cameras, will be used in capturing the meteor shower display. There will also be a radio feed broadcast from Roswell, New Mexico that goes together with the video broadcast.

"The uncertainty of whether we're going to have a super shower this year or not is another reason to really pay attention. We certainly have the great conditions for it, with this new moon," Slooh astronomer Bob Berman stated. The astronomer added that the observers can expect as many as 25 meteors per hour or one every two to three minutes while viewing the Orionids meteor shower peak between midnight and dawn.

The Slooh astronomer further shared that it is best to look to the east early in the night when the meteors are not yet that plentiful to view. However, Berman noted that the Orionids will become more widespread as the night progresses so the observers with clear skies can witness the meteor shower display in any direction.

Bill Cooke, NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Meteoroid Environment Office head, also assures that observing conditions will be ideal during the Orionids meteor shower peak because there is no moon to ruin the sky display. "The Orionid meteor shower is not the strongest, but it is one of the most beautiful showers of the year," Cooke stated in a Clarksville Online report.

The NASA expert suggests observers should step outside one or two hours before dawn with the Orion constellation high overhead and then lie down on a blanket with a location that has a broad view of the dark skies. "Be prepared for speed. Meteoroids from Halley's Comet strike Earth's atmosphere traveling 148,000 mph. Only the November Leonids are faster," Cooke shared.

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