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The Orionid meteor shower will peak this week as Earth busts through a stream of meteoroids left in the inner solar system by Halley 's comet.

Up to 120 "shooting stars" per hour will rain down on Earth , but a near-full moon may hamper viewing.

A fiery meteor shot across the sky above the Great Lakes on Monday ( Oct. 21 ) just after sunset.

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