NASA believes the meteor shower—dust and debris from Halley’s comet—is one of the “most beautiful” of the year.

The dazzling spectacle, which occurs when Earth passes through debris left behind from the rare comet, is expected to peak between midnight and dawn. October has brought the northern lights, a Hunter’s supermoon,

Sunday night is the predicted peak for the Orionid Meteor Shower. The best time to look for these bits of Comet Halley debris hitting our atmosphere is after midnight, especially in the hours before dawn.

Full Hunter's SupermoonOctober’s full moon, known as the Hunter’s Moon, is in its supermoon form this year, meaning it's bigger and brighter than usual.

While the Orionid meteor shower is active from October 2 to November 7, its peak activity is between midnight and dawn on October 21 and 22. During the peak, viewers may see up to 25 meteors per hour. However, the moon's bright presence this year may obscure some of the meteors, so visibility will be slightly reduced.

The annual Orionid meteor shower is set to peak Sunday night into Monday at a rate of 10 to 20 meteors per hour. Here’s how to see the spectacle in the night sky.

However, there is another meteor shower occurring this month, with its peak happening tonight (October 21) - and it is visible from Essex. The Orionid meteor shower is one of the best known and most reliable meteor showers in the annual calendar,