... Orionids Meteor Shower to Peak Tonight . ... Credit: V. Winter ( ICSTARS ) Explanation: Tonight you might be able to see Halley's Comet again - or at least some pieces of it. It is widely thought that that the meteors from the Orionids meteor shower , which peaks tonight, are just small pieces of Halley's Comet falling to Earth. ... A piece of comet debris striking the Moon creates a small crater, but a piece striking the Earth usually burns up in the atmosphere causing a brief, bright streak . ...