(meteorobs) Orionids from Oregon 10/20/2010

[Wes Stone]

I got in an hour of observing on Wednesday morning between moonset and 
twilight. Skies were almost as impressive as the night before. Comet 
103P/Hartley was easily visible as a fuzzball to the naked eye. Based on 
this one-hour sample, Orionid activity was up significantly from the 
previous morning, with 41 Orionids seen. Neither sporadics (9 meteors) nor 
minor showers (1 South Taurid and 1 Epsilon Geminid) showed up in great 
numbers. Once again there were no fireballs, and the brightest meteors were 
3 Orionids of -1. The Orionids seemed to be rich in faint meteors.

Summary Report for the whole session (already submitted an interval report 
to IMO)
Observer: Wesley Stone (STOWE)
Location: Chiloquin, OR (42d 35m N, 121d 52m W)
Method: Counting
Date: 2010 October 20, 1212-1314 UT (5:12 - 6:14 PDT)

Teff: 1.0 hours
F: 1.0
LM: 6.9
Total Meteors: 52
NTA: 0
STA: 1 [+3]
ORI: 41 [-1(3), 0(4), +1(2), +2(6), +3(15), +4(8), +5(3)] mean=2.5
EGE: 1 [0]
LMI: 0
Spo: 9 [+1(3), +3(4), +4, +5] mean=2.7


--
So he slept on a mountain.
In a sleeping bag underneath the stars
he would lie awake and count them.
And the gray fountain spray of the great Milky Way
would never let him die alone.
--Wilco