(meteorobs) Orionids Oct. 19/20 from Oregon

[howard048 at centurytel.net]

My first morning of Orionid observations this year. Quite a surprise with high rates and fireballs!

Observer: Wesley Stone (STOWE) 
Location: Oregon Shores, OR (42d 33m 00s N, 121d 55m 11s W) 
Method: Counting: Watch/Tape recorder 
Date: 2006 October 19/20

Interval 1 (1000-1015 UT)
Teff: 0.25
LM: 6.8
NTA: 0
STA: 0
ORI: 6
EGE: 0
Spo: 3

Interval 2 (1015-1031 UT)
Teff: 0.25
LM: 6.8
NTA: 0
STA: 0
ORI: 9
EGE: 0
Spo: 4

Interval 3 (1031-1046 UT)
Teff: 0.25
LM: 6.9
NTA: 1
STA: 0
ORI: 12
EGE: 1
Spo: 3

Interval 4 (1046-1102 UT)
Teff: 0.25
LM: 6.9
NTA: 0
STA: 0
ORI: 8
EGE: 0
Spo: 3

Interval 5 (1102-1117 UT)
Teff: 0.25
LM: 6.9
NTA: 0
STA: 2
ORI: 10
EGE: 1
Spo: 2

Interval 6 (1117-1133 UT)
Teff: 0.25
LM: 6.8
NTA: 0
STA: 0
ORI: 10
EGE: 1
Spo: 7

Interval 7 (1133-1148 UT)
Teff: 0.25
LM: 6.7
NTA: 0
STA: 0
ORI: 10
EGE: 0
Spo: 1

Interval 8 (1148-1204 UT)
Teff: 0.25
LM: 6.7
NTA: 0
STA: 0
ORI: 8
EGE: 0
Spo: 2

Interval 9 (1204-1219 UT)
Teff: 0.25
LM: 6.7
NTA: 0
STA: 0
ORI: 11
EGE: 0
Spo: 3

Interval 10 (1219-1235 UT)
Teff: 0.25
LM: 6.7
NTA: 0
STA: 1
ORI: 17
EGE: 1
Spo: 2

BREAK 1235-1245 UT due to brief fog

Interval 11 (1245-1300 UT)
Teff: 0.25
LM: 6.5
NTA: 0
STA: 0
ORI: 10
EGE: 1
Spo: 4

Totals (1000-1300 UT)
Teff: 2.75
LM: 6.8
NTA: 1
STA: 3
ORI: 111
EGE: 5
Spo: 34
Total meteors: 154

Magnitude Distributions 
NTA: +4(1)
STA: +1(1), +3(2)
ORI: -8(1), -5(2), -4(1), -3(3), -2(5), -1(6), 0(13), +1(8), +2(29), +3(24), +4(14), +5(4), +6(1)

EGE: 0(2), +1(1), +2(2)
Spo: -2(1), -1(2), 0(3), +1(4), +2(6), +3(13), +4(4), +5(1)

Spo: -3(1), +2(3), +3(8), +4(5) 

-- 
Wes Stone 
Chiloquin, OR 
http://skytour.homestead.com