Not all meteors come in showers.
Under clear, dark skies, you should be able to see five or six meteors a night, if you stay up all night.
During an annual shower, or a storm, you can see hundreds a night.
Meteor showers occur as Earth travels through the orbital path of a specific comet.
For example, the Orionids are associated with the orbital path of Halley’s comet, the Perseids with the comet SwiftTuttle’s path.
Intense meteor showers, also known as meteor outbursts, may produce more than 1,000 meteors an hour.
