Pretty and relaxing, isn't it Winterbritt? Orion is pretty low where I am this time of year until the wee hours, and I'm not sure I want to mess with my sleep that much right now. If the weather holds, I might take a gander earlier on and see if any meteors are visible further from the radiant point.

I had the good fortune to witness an impressive "fireball" a few years ago. I wasn't even skywatching. I was just out checking on some animals at night. It lit up a good section of sky and must have had a shallow entry angle because it took some time to track across the sky. Although I didn't hear anything, it sure looked like it came down somewhere close. And I'm pretty sure from the looks of it that something made it to the ground, although good luck finding a small chunk of rock in several dozen or hundred square miles of woods and farmland.

A good site for naked-eye observations is

http://www.heavens-above.com/

Enter your latitude and longitude and it shows you objects of interest for given times. Some of the most fun stuff is artificial satellites. Watching the International Space Station whiz overhead is pretty neat when you realize there are people up there.

If you've never seen them, I'd strongly recommend observing "Iridium Flares". Very good for beginners. They are (unintended) brilliant reflections of the sun off of satellites in the Iridium network. They are astonishingly bright. They appear and fade in seconds, so you have to pay attention with an accurate watch. That site will generate very accurate predictions and maps as long as you put in a sufficiently accurate location.

I think most people would be surprised how easy it is to casually spot satellites around dusk and dawn. Quick intro: satellites slowly but visibly move, planes move but blink.

(Sorry for the length of text. I don't mean to sidetrack the thread, but others might be interested in a nice, free activity.)