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Re: (meteorobs) Re: 1993 Orionids



>from Norman McLeod---
>
>>Wesley,  You Wrote:
>>
>>> Is there any clear picture of what happened with the Orionids on
>>October 17,
>>> 1993?  I was attending a star party/astronomy convention on Mt. Hood
>>when we
>>> noticed some unusual Orionid activity.  ...
>
>I got the night of Oct 17/18 from SW Florida.  Hour 326-426 EDT had 22
Orionids, the earliest I have ever seen more than 20 from this shower.
Fireballs include a blue-white -6 with 4-minute train at 240, then a blue -8
with 4-minute train at 357.  Also  one -3, one -2, and one -1.  Quite a show
for Orionids, my faintest shower on average.  This was my fifth occurrence
since 1960 for seeing a -8 and a -6 in the same night.  Sky for the above is
LM 7.3.  The only other Orionid night I had was Oct 23/24 with a peak rate
of 24, sky LM7.3, normal.
>
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>
>Repeating my 1996 Sep 11/12 radiants: 053,+18, 3-5 meteors; 058,+16,3-5
meteors.  2 meteors common to both.  I reported one RA incorrectly before.
>
>Norman
>
>Fort Myers, Florida
>nmcleod@peganetdot com
>