Here’s the best way to see the Orionid meteor shower in Texas tonight and Friday

Tonight’s the night if you are a stargazer.

It is showtime for the Orionid meteor shower — an astral occurrence when Earth passes through the debris and ice left by Halley’s Comet.

The best way to catch a glimpse of the meteor shower in Texas is to look up to the southwest — in the direction of the constellation Orion — and take in as much of the sky as you can. Make sure you find a fairly dark spot, then lay down on your back. At peak times, which is from midnight until dawn, the shower can produce 20 to 30 meteors an hour with a clear sky, according to space.com. In the past, it has shown a spectacular display of 80 meteors an hour.

The Orionids are active from Oct. 2 to Nov. 7, according to space.com. The new moon on Oct. 25 will give you the darkest sky to see the shower, but conditions are still good tonight and Friday, even with a waning crescent moon.

The National Weather Service forecast shows clear skies for both tonight and Friday night. It will be mostly cloudy Saturday.

For photography buffs, here are some tips from space.com on freezing frames of the event.

Happy gazing!