Halley's Comet

Before going to bed last night, I just happened to come across a news article stating that the Orionid meteor shower (thought to be the result of the orbit of Halley's Comet) was supposed to reach its maximum before sunrise Sunday morning. What perfect timing huh? It stated that away from urban areas, there may be 20-25 meteors per hour! I've never seen a shooting star, and I figured this was the perfect opportunity to do it, since there is plenty of dark sky here! So I got up a little before 5am, and headed out into the chilly, windy weather. Not really knowing where to look exactly, I just kept turning with my face facing the sky. After a few minutes, I felt like I was going to lose my balance and my neck started to hurt. As you can tell, I'm an amateur at this. The best way to actually do this would have been to lay down flat on my back, as I learned later from another news article. I did notice that there were a lot of stars in the sky though, especially after my eyes adjusted to the dark sky. There were a few that were SO large and bright, one I'm almost certain is Mars, but I'm not sure what the other was. Just as I was about to give up and go inside, I saw above the house, facing south, a shooting star flying from near Orion's Belt down behind the house. It was SO fast, a split second and it was gone! But I can officially say that I saw a shooting star (most likely from Halley's Comet)!