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Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight — Here's how to see it

Global News (Canada) and WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Tonight, you have a chance to see a meteor shower this month.
The headline split WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) frames it as "Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight — Here's how to see it". Global News (Canada) frames it as "Saskatchewan skies: Catching the Orionid meteor shower".
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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Oct 21, 7:27 PM

Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight — Here's how to see it

Tonight, you have a chance to see a meteor shower this month.

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Global News (Canada)News report · Oct 21, 6:47 PM

Saskatchewan skies: Catching the Orionid meteor shower

If you're in the Prairies, you may want to look up in the sky tonight, as an Orionid meteor shower could be visible after midnight.

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Oct 21, 6:47 PM: Global News (Canada) joined the source map.

Oct 21, 7:27 PM: WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) joined the source map.

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