(meteorobs) Quick ORI Report Oct 21 HALWA at NJAA Good!

[meteoreye at comcast.net]

I almost didn't go out, that would have been a mistake! At midnight EDT, thin cirrus were prevelent, and with the moon I wasn't optimistic. They continued to be a minor annoyance (mostly reducing LM). They went away entirely after about 3AM EDT, the rest of the night was clear and dry enough that even the rising moon wasn't too much of a problem. LM ranged from about 5.4 through the cirrus early to about 5.7 before the moon brought it down again.

All in all, 5.25 hours Teff. 84 total meteors. UT 0446-1005
58 ORI, 3 EGE, 3 XGE, 3 NTA, 1 SAT, 1 LMI (only observed last 3 hours), 15 SPO.

Rates higher than yesterday morning.

Highlight was an (at least)  -12 Orionid Fireball at ~ 8:56 UT. From here Azimuth~ 240, elevation ~ 15 -> 10 degrees. If anyone was observing to my southwest (George Gliba?) it must have been a spectacular sight. Left a wide orange train ~ 3 seconds. The -12 (or more) was in a bright terminal burst that lit up the entire landscape brighter than the moon.

Another highlight was a pair of simultaneous Orionids about 8 degrees apart. Often simultaneous meteors just overlap in time, these occurred right next to each other within 1 thneth second start and end times.

Full report later, just recovering from sleep deficit.

Meteor Wayne