(meteorobs) Orionids from GA

[Kim Youmans]

My plans were to finally have an actual meteor observing session Sunday morning, 
but after driving out to my observing site I found a locked gate.  I rushed home 
and set things up, but then realized I could not see Orion from my back yard for 
the trees, so I couldn't trace the paths back accurately.  With about a 25% 
field obstruction, I just settled back for a couple hours and enjoyed the show, 
putting my tape recorder back in its bag.  
Honestly, I thought I saw more non-Orionids and like Paul Jones, most of the 
Orionids I did see were on the faint side but there were a few brighter ones. 
 Many trains were seen and around 4:30 AM local time I saw the best meteor of 
the night, a medium-speed two-second sporadic traveling N-S that might have been 
a -3, with a train, traveling very low along the western horizon.

My limited impression was this seemed like a typical return of the Wayne 
Hallids, I mean, Orionids.  It was sure nice to be back out under the stars even 
if I didn't get to make any real observations.

Kim Youmans
East Central GA, USA



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From: Ed Majden <epmajden at shaw.ca>
To: RASCals Discussion List <rascals at lists.rasc.ca>
Cc: Meteor science and meteor observing <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Sun, October 21, 2012 12:42:12 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) Orionids

 
Rascals:
    Mostly cloudy with haze over  Courtenay, B.C. last night so I didn't set up 
any spectrographs.  Would  liked to have recorded an Orionid spectrum but this 
is the luck of this game at  this time of year.  Not having much luck with our 
weather so no spectra for  sometime, rats!
    I just received a notice that  the Meteoritical Society has a new home page 
at: meteoriticalsociety.org   Worth a look if your interested in meteorites and 
meteors.
Clear skies, I wish!
Ed Majden
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