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The Orionids Meteor Shower is currently lighting up the night sky, giving the opportunity to see up to 25 shooting stars an hour.

The shower is made up of left over chunks of Halley's Comet which was last visible form earth in 1986.

Doctor Karen Masters from the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, at the University of Portsmouth said: 鈥淲e cross through the path of the comet twice in a year. We will be passing through it for several days, but it is unpredictable when you will see them.鈥�

鈥淢eteor showers at some level are one of the most accessible astronomy events 鈥� the trick is to be patient, we can鈥檛 say exactly when they are going to come,鈥� she added.

This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Saturday 22 October 2016.