meteor showers

The Orionid meteors, which will be visible over Northern Illinois, will actually be continuing on through mid-to-late November, but their peak comes on Thursday and Friday of next week, October 20th and 21st.

Known as the oldest of meteor showers, and the one that peaks at the tail end of April each year, the Lyrid meteor shower will peak just in time for Earth Day (April 22nd).

Looking back over the first half of the year, 2021 has been chock-full of interesting celestial events that have been visible to Rockford and the Rockford area. We're not done yet.