(meteorobs) Oct 23/24 2011 Orionid obs from N FLA - still going strong!

[Paul Jones]

I hear you on that, Wayne!  I think my good results this year were more luck
than skill, especially in the weather arena!.  Yes, to the Orionids, seems
like each 1/10 of a mag. in L. M. makes world of difference on their rates
indeed.

Take care, Paul

On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Wayne Hally <meteoreye at comcast.net> wrote:

> Paul, what a difference 0.4 magnitude in LM seems to make. Here in NJ
> (though I only had one morning of the 22nd so far) the Orionid rate was
> only 4.4/Hr. Meanwhile, you were seeing dozens an hour.****
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> I hate light pollution!!!****
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> Wayne****
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> *From:* meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org [mailto:
> meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] *On Behalf Of *Paul Jones
> *Sent:* Monday, October 24, 2011 10:10 AM
> *To:* Global Meteor Observing Forum
> *Subject:* (meteorobs) Oct 23/24 2011 Orionid obs from N FLA - still going
> strong!****
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> Greetings again meteor folks,****
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>       I managed to get out for yet another productive two hour Orionid
> watch from my rooftop in St. Augustine this morning.  To my pleasant
> surprise, I found the amazing 2011 Orionids still going strong and only
> slightly weaker than the previous morning.  ****
>
>      All told in the same two hour time frame once again (4:15 - 6:15 a.m.
> EDT), I had 81 total meteors with 53 of those being Orionids.  Still no
> elusive Orionid fireball has shown up, even with all this brisk activity,
> but that is not unusual.  Orionid fireballs are devilishly hard to come by!
> ****
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>      This morning's Orionids were perhaps a tad brighter on the average
> than the two previous mornings and train percentage was high also, around
> 40%.  I noticed a bit more color in this morning's Orionids also, mainly
> varying shades of yellow.  The brightest Orionids I saw were zero magnitude,
> nothing in the negative magnitudes.****
>
>      I had a couple of really pretty Taurids, too.  They were all long
> pathed and a couple were first magnitude and showed an orangey tint to
> them.  I saw only one Leo Minorid this morning but it was a lovely golden
> first magnitude with a nice train.  I am impessed indeed with this minor
> radaint as well!  The epsilon Geminids also were still present, but weakly.
> ****
>
>     Here is the quick data from this morning:****
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> Oct. 23/24, 2011 Location:  5 miles SW of St. Augustine, Florida****
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> 0815 - 0915 UT (0415 - 0515 EDT)  L. M. 6.5, F - 1.0 Facing South****
>
> 21 Orionids****
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> 3 Taurids****
>
> 1 epsilon Geminid****
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> 11 sporadics****
>
> 36 total meteors****
>
>  ****
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> 0915 - 1015 UT (0515 - 0615 EDT)  L. M. 6.5 F - 1.0 Facing South****
>
> 32 Orionids****
>
> 3 Taurids****
>
> 1 Leo Minorid ****
>
> 9 sporadics****
>
> 45 total meteors****
>
>  ****
>
> This morning's watch will end my 2011 Orionid observing and I must say it
> has been a joy to behold!  A couple of thoughts on this shower:  I
> think some folks may be getting out too early in the evening for them,
> seeing little to no activity and may be giving up before the good stuff
> starts!  ****
>
> The Orionids are a very challenging shower to observe, top notch sky
> conditions are a must.  Also, I have noticed over the years that the
> Orionids do not seem to really get very active until at least 0400 local.
> Sometimes, it takes even to 0500 local for the shower to kick in.  This
> combined with the fact that most Orionids are faint and short-pathed, it is
> really to understand why some folks get weak results.  They are, in my
> opinion, the most challenging major shower to observe.  Patience is
> essential for them!****
>
> Now my task is to compile all my data and report it to IMO, then back to
> Meteorobs.  ****
>
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>
> Clear skies all, Paul  ****
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