Like the name suggests, the Orionids meteors come from the constellation, Orion. The actual meteor shower happens when tiny grains of dust and ice left behind by comet 1P/Halley enter Earth’s atmosphere and burn up, producing bright streaks of light across the sky, NASA tells us.

The Orionids meteor shower will leave colorful streaks of light across the sky when it peaks on Oct. 21 into Oct. 22.