The Orionids meteor shower peaks during mid-October each year.

The Orionid meteor shower is about to peak.

The remnants behind Halley’s comet will deliver the annual Orionid meteor shower this weekend in North America. Here's how to see it.

The remnants behind Halley’s comet will deliver the annual Orionid meteor shower this weekend in North America. Here's how to see it.

One of the best meteor showers of the year is ready for its peak night on Friday, and you should be able to spot them here in Michigan.

Mars will appear brighter than at any other point during the year on Oct. 13, when it will be closest to Earth. “So, a little over every two years, Mars and Earth are closest together in their orbits and, thus, Mars is at its brightest in our nighttime sky. (© 2012 Michael Orso)Blue moon on HalloweenFor the first time since 2001, trick-or-treaters will get the chance to experience a Halloween full moon. A blue moon, by the most popular definition, according to Gross, is when two full moons appear in a single month. “We will have full moons on Oct. 1 and 31, so that means that we’ll have a blue moon on Halloween,” Gross said.

(CNN) - The Orionid meteor shower will peak on Monday and Tuesday, sprinkling remnants of Halley's Comet in Earth's atmosphere to create a dazzling display. This meteor shower may not be the most spectacular of the year, but it delights in other ways. The best time to see this meteor shower, which could produce 10 to 20 meteors per hour during the peak window, is when the moon isn't dominating the night sky. That's because these meteors are more faint than the Perseid meteor shower. While the meteor shower will peak in the overnight hours of early morning on October 21 and 22, the best view will be during a brief window between the setting of the moon and the beginning of morning twilight.