Look up this evening and you may see one of the night sky's most spectacular displays.

The Orionid meteor shower is predicted to be at its height on Wednesday night into Thursday and Thursday night into Friday.

The shower is made from debris created by Halley's Comet which comes into contact with our atmosphere every October.

October is when earth's orbit crosses the stream of debris left behind the comet and it burns up in our atmosphere.

Orionid meteor captured on camera in skies above Mexico

Although Halley's Comet itself is only visible from Earth every 75 years (the next time will be 2061) its debris still causes the impressive meteor shower.

The debris burns up in our atmosphere as it travels at around 40 miles a second - creating the trail you can see in the sky.

The meteor shower is visible throughout October, but peaks on the nights of the 21st and 22nd.

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It tends to stop around November 2nd.

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The best time to spot the meteors is just before dawn.