Around October 21 each year the famous Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Coming from the border to the constellation Gemini as much as 20 meteors per hour can be seen. More information about this meteor shower and the Chi Orionids, which are active around the beginning of December can be found in the meteor shower calendar by Gary Kronk.

 

 

Orion is visible in the evening from November to April.

 

 

Orion is easy to spot if you line it up with the star Betelgeuse. It is a wonderful star to begin your navigation of the night skies with!

 

 

Face southeast after dark, about 7:00 PM, to see Orion above the horizon. If you hunt for "the hunter" later in the evening, keep in mind that he will be higher in the sky and more to the south. Since Orion is a winter constellation, you will have plenty of opportunities to find him. During the next few months, he will appear to drift to the south and then on westward until he sinks below the western horizon. By the end of February, you will have to face south to find him at 7:00 PM. January and February are the best months to observe Orion since the lengthening daylight hours of March rob the darkness from the early evening sky!

(Thanks to www.wikipedia.org)