The Orionid meteor shower officially peaked Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, but it should still be worth getting up early for the rest of this week.

The Orionids are considered a major meteor shower based on the amount of visible meteors that can be seen racing toward inevitable doom during its active period, which runs roughly from the first week of October to the first week of November.

The Orionids can epitomize the old phrase "blink and you might miss it" as they enter our atmosphere at an extremely fast velocity of roughly 147,000 miles per hour (66 kilometers per second).

The absolute best time to look for the Orionids in 2020 was probably in the early morning hours before dawn on Oct.

21, but this shower is known for an extended peak, so you should have a good chance of seeing some meteors if you get up early Thursday and even into the weekend.