(meteorobs) HALWA at NJAA Oct 26

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Same locataion and parameters as previous two nights, Listed showers counted, SPO (including ICA) plotted. 

UT Date Oct 26 2008

Showers RA Dec
ORI 099 +16
NTA 044 +21
STA 044 +12
EGE 110 +27
LMI 164 +37 (Not counted first hour, radiant too low)
ICA 140 +29 v67 (Siko Molau's video shower 95, none observed, omitted from chart)

F=1.00 throughout

UT Time      Teff      LM ORI NTA STA EGE LMI SPO TOT Met/Hr ORI/Hr
0503-0605 1.000 +5.67   4      1       0       1      /      3       9        9.0       4.0
0605-0707 1.013 +5.75   1      0       0       0      0     2       3        3.0       1.0
0707-0809 1.012 +5.66   8      1       0       1      0     2      12      11.9      7.9
0809-0909 1.000 +5.52   5      0       0       2      1     1       9        9.0       5.0
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0503-0909 4.025 +5.64  18     2       0       4      1     8      33      8.2        4.5

Totals 33 Meteors (8.2/Hr) Avg Magnitude +2.65

18 Orionids (4.5/Hr) Avg Mag +2.50
(0503-0737 10 Ori Avg Mag +2.55, 
0737-0909   8 Ori Avg Mag +2.44)

4 EGE (1.0/Hr) Avg Mag +2.5
2 NTA (0.5/Hr) Avg Mag +4
1 LMI (0.25/Hr) Mag +4

8 SPO (2.0/Hr) Avg Mag +2.65

Heavy Rain ended 11PM EDT, cleared midnight, I began 1 AM.
Skies were exceptionally clear following frontal passage, but very heavy dew.
Light fog developed toward morning, reducing LM and ending session.
First observation of 5 minute long +3 flare from geostationary satellite near STA radiant.
4 jets. No other satellites, session ended before sats really start this time of year.

Wayne