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See The Orionid Meteor Shower Peak Over New York This Week: Best Viewing Times
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
5
First seen
Oct 19, 8:00 PM EDT
updated Oct 20, 8:00 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by Democrat and Chronicle, Times Herald-Record and 3 others, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
See the Orionid meteor shower peak over New York this week: Best viewing times · Democrat and ChronicleOct 19, 8:00 PM EDT
Orionid meteor shower to peak over New York. What to know · The Observer-DispatchOct 20, 8:00 PM EDT
Orionid meteor shower to peak over New York. What to know · Times Telegram · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 20, 8:00 PM EDT
Orionid meteor shower to peak over New York. What to know · The Ithaca Journal · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 20, 8:00 PM EDT
Orionid meteor shower to peak over New York. What to know · Times Herald-Record · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 20, 8:00 PM EDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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Richmond County and its neighbours, as they are right now. The event is placed on the county; it is not drawn as a point.
How We Decided
Oct 20, 10:56 PM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 21, 3:43 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.