(meteorobs) Orionids 21 Oct 2008
pmartsching at mchsi.com
pmartsching at mchsi.com
Thu Oct 23 20:22:05 EDT 2008
21 Oct 2008 05:00-11:00 UT (CDST 20/21 Oct midnight - 6:00 am)
Paul Martsching
McFarland Park 4 miles NE of Ames, Story County, Iowa
Long: 93 deg 34 min W Lat: 42 deg 05 min N Elevation: ~1,040 feet
Method: Visual; paper, pencil & talking clock
Last Quarter (half-lit) Moon rose before midnight. Used black umbrella to block
direct Moon light from face. Faced NNW 45 - 50 degrees through out the six
hours.
NOTE: Facing this direction, it is not possible to distinguish Epsilon Geminids
from Orionids, so all EGE's are counted as ORI's.
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