(meteorobs) Oct 23/24 2011 Orionid obs from N FLA - still going strong!
Paul Jones
jonesp0854 at gmail.com
Thu Oct 27 11:51:25 EDT 2011
Thank you and way to go, George! Glad you also got to see a "piece of the
action"! The massive high pressure dome is STILL sitting over us down here
in Florida. Now if those massive aurorae would just do the same. The
pre-dawn skies here were so sharp and clear this morning when I left for
work, I almost didn't go...;o).
Thinking about trying another pre-dawn watch in the morning here to see any
Orionid leftover stragglers there may be and to see if the Taurids are
kicking up yet...
Clear skies, Paul in N FLA
On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 10:49 AM, George Gliba <gliba at milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov
> wrote:
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> Wayne,
>
> You are so right, as is Paul. Nice job Paul! I was out Oct. 24/25 and
> saw
> 26 Orionids from 6:02 to 8:02 UT with a LM-6.4, and the next night, Oct.
> 25/26 with only a LM=5.7 with 20% clouds, I saw only 7 Orionids from 6:02
> to 7:02 UT. Still a nice show on Tuesday morning from Mathias, West
> Virginia.
> I'll send a more complete report later.
>
> P.S. We saw an awesome Aurora from 1:26 to 1:41 UT Oct. 24/25 !
>
> Starry Skies,
> GWG
> Screech Owl Hill Observatory
> Mathias, West Virginia
>
>
>
>
> On 10/24/11 11:31 AM, Wayne Hally 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 <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,****
>
> 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!
> ****
>
> 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:****
>
> ****
>
> Oct. 23/24, 2011 Location: 5 miles SW of St. Augustine, Florida****
>
> ****
>
> 0815 - 0915 UT (0415 - 0515 EDT) L. M. 6.5, F - 1.0 Facing South****
>
> 21 Orionids****
>
> 3 Taurids****
>
> 1 epsilon Geminid****
>
> 11 sporadics****
>
> 36 total meteors****
>
> ****
>
> 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. ****
>
> ****
>
> Clear skies all, Paul ****
>
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