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"If you want a girls' night in, borrow the foot bath. If you want to look at the meteor showers, borrow the telescope," added Ms Mullett.

The Orionid meteor shower takes place between 2 October and 7 November, peaking for about a week around the 22 October.

“The Action Network has analyzed sky visibility, elevation, historical meteor activity, and astronomical infrastructure to compile a ranked list of the best states for witnessing celestial events,” the website announced.

The shower lights up the skies each summer, and is known for its bright, fast-moving meteors - often dubbed "shooting stars".

"This particular meteor that entered the atmosphere has a long history before it made it to the ground of McDonough," Scott Harris, a geologist at the University of Georgia, said.