(meteorobs) Orionids

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• Subject: (meteorobs) Orionids
• From: Kim Youmans <ksyo@pinelanddot net>
• Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 18:21:06 -0400
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     I was forced to choose between observing the Orionids this weekend and
traveling to Atlanta for a concert which I'd been looking forward to for a
long time.  Only a small portion of the state was cloudy friday night -- my
portion.  I awoke to clear skies Saturday but I was soon on my way upstate.
I headed back home after midnight, a three hour drive, with the intent of
heading straight to my observing site -- skies were clear.  But by the time I
was back in the county, I was in need of toothpicks for the eyes.  So I
decided instead to observe casually from my backyard.
      With trees obscuring all but about 30% of the sky, I managed to see
four meteors in twenty minutes -- although the trees also prevented any
accurate shower association.  I don't remember anything after that except the
dog licking my face to wake me up about ninety minutes later -- just as the
sun was rising.

Kim Y.



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