Thu, Oct 21
Orionids meteor shower 2027 from Elgin, IL
Best 12:38 AM–6:08 AM (radiant up to 64°).
Up to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 69% lit on the peak night.
in 353 days 13 h
Times are local (CDT).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Elgin, IL: a very bright ISS pass, a Starlink train, a meteor shower peak, planets together, a supermoon or eclipse, the northern lights, or a bright comet. Only the city is stored, not your location.
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Plan your night
☁️ Clouds through the night
The hour-by-hour cloud forecast appears about five days before.
🌑 Find a dark sky
City light hides most of the show. Drive until the sky looks clearly darker (often 30–60 minutes out), away from streetlights, with an open view.
🛰️ Also crossing the sky that night
Bright ISS and Starlink passes during the best hours appear about five days before.
Shooting stars streak across the sky: up to about 20 an hour from a dark place, fewer this year in bright moonlight.
How to watch
- Find a dark place away from city lights and give your eyes 20 minutes to adjust.
- Lie back and look at a wide part of the sky; you do not need to face the radiant.
- Rates are highest in the hours before dawn.
Other cities
- Aurora, ILBest 12:38 AM–6:08 AM (radiant up to 64°)
- Naperville, ILBest 12:37 AM–6:07 AM (radiant up to 64°)
- Joliet, ILBest 12:37 AM–6:07 AM (radiant up to 64°)
- ChicagoBest 12:35 AM–6:05 AM (radiant up to 64°)
- Rockford, ILBest 12:41 AM–6:11 AM (radiant up to 64°)
- MilwaukeeBest 12:36 AM–6:06 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- MadisonBest 12:42 AM–6:12 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- Peoria, ILBest 12:43 AM–5:58 AM (radiant up to 65°)
- South Bend, INBest 1:30 AM–7:00 AM (radiant up to 64°)
- Davenport, IABest 12:47 AM–6:17 AM (radiant up to 64°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).