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re: (meteorobs) Oct 15 Observations ZAYGE
George,
The OAR are ALPO October Arietids...to be reported to NAMN/IMO as NTA's,
STA's or Spor's as approppriate.
I also wondered about Ron's ORI. If I'm not mistaken (This is from
memory, and I try not to know the exact radiant position too closely before
plotting, so correct me if I'm wrong) the radiant is still some 8 degrees
East of the Head of Orion... so alignment with the current radiant would be
critical. Also, since they are so quick, his description of moderate speed
raises a question too...or might it be that near the horizon, due to the
greater distance a meteor might appear slower?
PS George, I made 3 hours last night, but there were only 9 between
one work and another and I had to sleep sometime :-).
Wayne
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From: GeoZay@aoldot com, on 10/15/96 3:19 PM:
To: <meteorobs@latradedot com>
I observed on Oct 14/15 for about 6.5 hours and recorded a total of 70
meteors...about 95% were plotted.
I recorded 10 ORI, 8 EGE, 8 NTA, 11 STA and 33 sporadics. Earlier in the
evening I saw comet Hale/Bopp thru my 14X100 binoculars. It appears to me
that there is a short stubby tail of about 1.5 to 2 degrees long. I made
several guided exposures with a 135mm lens at f/2.8 with exposures between
4
to 7 minutes using HP-5 film. I also made one exposure of 15 minutes long
with a 50mm f/2.0 lens. Perhaps something more interesting will show up on
film? This morning I did see a -3 EGE...unfortunately it wasn't near my
camera's field.
I see some people reporting meteors as OAR's ...what are these?
Ron, your reported Orionid at 9 pm may have been something else...perhaps a
Taurid? or Sporadic? The radiant doesn't rise from S. Calif area until near
after midnight.
George Z.