(meteorobs) Orionids Saturday morning

[Paul Martsching]

It was raining Thursday morning and there was dense fog Friday morning.  When I went mothing from 10 - 11 pm Friday night it was foggy again, but by 2 am (Sat.) most of the fog had disappeared - a wind change had brought in drier air.  There was still some fog in river valleys.  The first hour was about as expected; the second hour was slow; I was surprised by how many meteors I had recorded on my log sheets for the third hour.  

Saturday morning 25 Oct 2014 0730 - 1030 UT
McFarland Park 4 miles NE of Ames, Iowa (93 deg 34 min W; 42 deg 05 min N)
Shower meteors looked for: EGE, LMI, ORI, STA, TCA
No STA's (or NTA's) were seen.  
Orionids by hour: 5; 4; 9.  Brightest Orionid was - 1.

25 Oct 2014 0730-0830 UT 46 deg F; dew pt 44 deg F; wind calm; clear; LM 5.7; facing East 50 deg; teff 1.0 hour.
EGE: one: +2
ORI: five: +1; +2; +3; +4(2)
TCA: one: 0
Sporadics: three: +1; +3; +4
Total meteors: ten

25 Oct 2014 0830-0930 UT 45 deg F; dew pt 43 deg F; wind N 3 mph; clear; LM 5.6; facing East 50 deg; teff 1.0 hour.
ORI: four: - 1; +1; +3(2)
Sporadics: two: +3(2)
Total meteors: six

25 Oct 2014 0930-1030 UT 48 deg F; dew pt 43 deg F; wind NW 6 mph; clear; LM 5.5; facing East 50 deg; teff 1.0 hour.
LMI: one: +1
ORI: nine: 0(2); +1(2); +2; +3(2); +4(2)
Sporadics: six: - 2; 0; +2; +3(3)
Total meteors: sixteen

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