(meteorobs) Orionids Sunday morning

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

The Orionids were clouded out the morning of October 23rd.

24 October 2011 at McFarland Park NE of Ames, Iowa

The best meteor of the session was a mag -4 yellow Orionid with train lasting 5 seconds at 07:39 UT.

06:45-07:45 UT 40 deg F; dew pt 37 deg F; wind West 6 mph; clear; LM 5.8; facing East 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
EGE: two: +3; +4
ORI: twelve: -4; -2; 0; +2; +3(4); +4(3); +5
Sporadics: three: +2; +3(2)
Total meteors: seventeen

07:45-08:45 UT 38 deg F; dew pt 35 deg F; wind calm; clear; LM 5.8; facing East 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
EGE: one: -2
ORI: ten: +1(4); +2(4); +3; +4
NTA: one: +3
Sporadics: six: -3; +2(2); +3; +4(2)
Total meteors: eighteen

15 minute break

09:00-10:00 UT 38 deg F; dew pt 36 deg F; wind West 8 mph; LM 5.8; facing East 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
LMI: one: +4
ORI: eighteen: -1; 0(3); +1(4); +2(4); +3(4); +4(2)
STA: one: 0
Sporadics: five: -1; +3(4)
Total meteors: twenty-five

Two minute break to change direction

10:02-11:02 UT 34 deg F; dew pt 32 deg F; calm; clear; LM 5.7; facing NW 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
EGE: two: +2; +3
LMI: one: 0
ORI: fifteen: 0; +1(3); +2(3); +3(5); +4(3)
NTA: one: 0
Sporadics: seven: 0; +2, +3(4); +4
Total meteors; twenty-six