Stargazers, the heavens could offer a full, rich month for you, from the Draconid meteor shower that peaks Friday, Oct. 7, to the the Oct. 16 supermoon — the first one the experts agree on, that is — to the Orionid meteor shower that peaks Oct. 20-21.

Or, everything but the supermoon could be a bust — and that, of course, depends on cloud cover. The Draconid meteor shower favors the Northern Hemisphere, and you won't have to stay up all night to watch for shooting stars, as they are most likely to fire in the evening hours. The meteors could get competition from the light of a waxing crescent moon, though.

The shower's name comes from the constellation Draco the Dragon, though they're sometimes called the Giacobinids. Whatever you call them, they're unpredictable. The Draconids originate from the northern sky, but they fly every which way, so you should be able to simply look up to see them. See Also: Patch's 2016 Meteor Shower Guide The shower can be a bit of a sleeper, but also a thriller if Draco the Dragon breathes fire, in which case you may see hundreds of meteors an hour, according to Earthsky.org.

"No outburst is predicted for this year, but then, you never know for sure," Earthsky.org said on its website. A sleeper was predicted last year, but look what happened:

The hunter's moon name originates in the lore of the First Nations of North America, and refers to a time when hunters tracked fatted deer under the bright autumn moonlight, readying a stockpile of meat for the winter.

Supermoon is the unofficial term for when the full moon cycle coincides with the moon's closest approach to Earth during its oval-shaped orbit. The moon appears slightly larger than normal in the sky and can make for a spectacular view. The technical term is full moon perigee. Perigee is when the moon is closest to the Earth, as opposed to apogee, which is when it's the farthest.