Most meteors appear on these nights

However, this doesn't mean that you should only set your sights on the Orion constellation to see meteors. Meteors can appear anywhere in the sky – if you trace their path, they'll very likely land near the star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion. The Orionids are a very fast stream of shooting stars: the speed of the meteors is 66 kilometers per second – this equates to an unimaginable speed of 237,600 kilometers per hour.

Orionid maximum on October 21: Up to 20 meteors per hour – theoretically

Orionid meteors race across the sky from October 2 to November 7; Experts have set the maximum meteor flow to be October 21. The Earth then crosses the densest part of the dust path in space. The International Meteor Organization expects a maximum of about 20 meteors per hour. However, this value, called the zenith hour rate (ZHR), does not refer to the meteor that is actually visible, but rather everything that can be observed within an hour under ideal observing conditions.

However, ideal observing conditions are nearly impossible – especially with a relatively full moon, which is also close to radiant. The moon rises in the east around 9 p.m. on the evening of the Orionide maximum. At around 11 p.m., Betelgeuse rises over the horizon to the east, followed by the entire Orion constellation. Orion and the Moon move together across the sky throughout the night, and you won't be able to see many meteors in these conditions. (unpaid bill)