(meteorobs) Orionids October 21/22 from Oregon

[Francisco Ocaña]

Great Display yesterday here over Madrid, Spain. I find the activity 
surprisingly high (after the boring September and October days), 
althought it was probably higher these last days.

After a week of rains, yesterday (23-24) was pretty clear. Video rates 
were high, 3 times more activity than ten days week ago. Most of them 
were Orionids. The highlight, a -3 Orionid with a bright flash and 
train. Orionids come from a quite compact radiant at RA 97º and Dec 16º.

Clear skies and bright Taurids!

Paco Ocaña

Wes Stone escribió:
> I went out to observe for two hours on the morning of the 22nd. My tape 
> recorder ate the first seven minutes of my observation, so my Teff came in a 
> bit under 2 hours. Orionid activity seemed pretty normal but somewhat 
> bright. I was surprised at the faint LMs that I was able to achieve with the 
> Moon up; certainly the sky contrast for extended objects wasn't as good as a 
> moonless LM=6.7 sky.
>
> The brightest meteors were -2, an Orionid and a nice slow South Taurid with 
> a violet tinge. Most of the brighter Orionids were blue. The Leo Minorids 
> produced several nice meteors, including a very long-pathed one early in the 
> observation when the radiant was low. North Taurids were pretty active, and 
> Epsilon Geminids showed up as well. Sporadic activity was rather poor, but 
> there was a very nice slow magnitude 0 sporadic.
>
> Report follows (IMO electronic form already filled out).
>
> Observer: Wesley Stone (STOWE)
> Location: Chiloquin, OR (42d 35m N, 121d 52m W)
> Method: Counting: Watch/Tape recorder
> Date: 2008 October 21/22
>
> Interval 1: 0845-0941 UT
> Teff: 0.92 hours
> F: 1.00
> LM: 6.7
> Total Meteors: 28
> NTA: 2
> STA: 1
> ORI: 18
> EGE: 2
> LMI: 1
> Spo: 4
>
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