This is happening for the very first time. You will be able to view the shower, or at least a part of it, from anywhere in North America. Just look upwards at the sky between 2 and 4 am.
John Newsome at CNN:
.....The cosmos has aligned, quite literally, for families, space geeks and insomniacs alike, as the Earth is set to intercept a new meteor shower late Friday into Saturday.
The scientists who discovered the cosmic debris say the Camelopardalid shower could be "significant."
Some forecasts show 200 to 1,000 meteors an hour between 2 and 4 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday.
Capturing the Orionid meteor shower Capturing the Orionid meteor shower
NASA says North America is in the best position to get a glimpse because the peak of the shower will appear during our nighttime, and the debris will "radiate" from a position favorable for viewing.......
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