(meteorobs) Oct 22/23 2011 Orionid obs from N FLA - still going strong!

[Paul Jones]

Ooops, I forgot to add in the 7 sporadics for my second hour!  Too  much
lost sleep!

Clear skies, Paul

On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 10:07 AM, Paul Jones <jonesp0854 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi again all,
>     I was back out this morning for another productive and rewarding two
> hour Orionid meteor watch from the roof of my house here in St. Augustine.
> The Orionids were almost as strong as they were on max morning, as I had a
> total of 66 Orionids and 90 overall meteors between 4:15 and 6:15 a.m.
> EDT. No fireballs once again, however.
>      The high pressure dome we have had sitting over us the last few days
> has really helped tremendously, as the crystal clear skies it has produced
> allowed me to catch many of the faint, short and elusive Orionids.  With
> weaker sky conditions my counts would have been much lower, I'm sure.
> Still, I've been watching the Orionids on and off ever since 1976 and I have
> never seen then as strong as they've been these past two mornings!  Here a
> brief summary:
>
> Oct 22/23, 2011 Location: 5 miles SW of St. Augustine, FL
> L.M.  - 6.2, F -1.0 Facing south
>
> 0815 - 0915 UT (0415 - 0515 EDT)
> 29 Orionids
> 2 Taurids
>  2 epsilon Geminids
> 9 sporadics
> 42 total meteors
>
> 0915 - 1015 UT (-515 - 0615 EDT)
> 37 Orionids
> 1 Taurid
> 2 epsilon Geminids
> 1 Leo Minorid
> 48 total meteors
>
> Overall, the Orionids were a little brighter and longer pathed this morning
> than they were yesterday.  The second hour was busy, but not quite as
> eventful as yesterday's mini-burst.
> During the second hour, I had the brightest Orionid of the watch, a -1
> through Orion's belt and I also had a pair of perfectly simultaneous
> Orionids!
>
> More later, Paul
>
>
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