(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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