Thu, Oct 21
Orionids meteor shower 2027 from Pittsburgh
Best 1:04 AM–6:19 AM (radiant up to 66°).
Up to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 69% lit on the peak night.
in 353 days 15 h
Times are local (EDT).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Pittsburgh: 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
- Akron, OHBest 1:11 AM–6:41 AM (radiant up to 65°)
- ClevelandBest 1:11 AM–6:41 AM (radiant up to 64°)
- BuffaloBest 1:00 AM–6:30 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- Columbus, OhioBest 1:16 AM–6:31 AM (radiant up to 66°)
- TorontoBest 1:02 AM–6:32 AM (radiant up to 62°)
- Washington, D.C.Best 12:53 AM–6:08 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- BaltimoreBest 12:51 AM–6:06 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- DetroitBest 1:17 AM–6:47 AM (radiant up to 64°)
- Rochester, New YorkBest 12:55 AM–6:25 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- Warren, MIBest 1:17 AM–6:47 AM (radiant up to 63°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).