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The Royal Astronomical Society said it would be closest to the sun on Tuesday and coincided with the annual Orionid meteor shower, which is likely to be visible until 7 November.
Each fall, the Taurid meteor shower brightens the night sky from late October through early November.
October is full of astronomical events, with a supermoon and dim meteor recently brightening the skies over Los Angeles.
The Orionid meteor shower happens 60 miles up in space and is thought to be one of the most impressive displays of the celestial calendar.
The meteors come from the debris of Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, with the radiant in the constellation of Draco - hence the name.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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