One of the "most beautiful" meteor showers this year will peak tonight, according to NASA, giving viewers a chance to see debris from Halley's comet, which won't return to the solar system for nearly 50 years.

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No telescopes are required to see the Orionids, while NASA recommends finding an area away from light pollution and lying on your back with your feet facing southeast. While looking up, it will take less than 30 minutes for your eyes to adjust before you can start seeing meteors, according to NASA, which suggests looking for "prolonged explosions of light."

The Orionids will be visible after midnight and will likely last until dawn, according to NASA. The agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, will host a livestream of the meteor shower starting at 10 p.m. EDT. If the weather is clear in Huntsville, Orionids will likely be shown as early as 11:30 p.m., the agency said.

Celestial events have become visible multiple times in recent weeks. The largest supermoon -- about 14% larger than the typical full moon -- of the year emerged last week, while two comets remain in the night sky. The Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet, which NASA estimates won't become visible from Earth for another 80,000 years, traveled across the sky last week, while the ATLAS comet is expected to reach its closest point to Earth later this week. Escalating activity on the sun's surface has also increased the likelihood of seeing the northern lights in the U.S., and NASA expects more opportunities through 2025 and into early 2026.