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(meteorobs) Orionids from East GA and Central VA

Hey Kim!  What time did You see the fireball?  Reason I ask, is that I
watched a bit this morning (between 0715 - 0730 UT) and I noticed a
bright flash to my South (remember I am located in Central VA) , sometime
in those  15 minutes.  Did not see much else, as the Orionids did not
appear to have the output that I recall from watching them in the mid and
late 1970's.  All I saw was one Orionid, a Taurid, North Taurid, Epsilon
Geminid and a Sporadic.  

It sure would be nice to get back out observing more!  Right now Life's
numerous responsibilities (being a Dad to young children, a husband,
Naval Officer and a School Teacher) are not allowing me the opportunity. 
However, I will get out when I can, since I do have a 6.0+ limiting
magnitude, right in my backyard.
                        In Astronomical Affinity - Felix A. Martinez

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:05:07 -0400 <ksyo@bellsouthdot net> writes:
>   Just a quick note that I was able to observe for two hours this 
> morning
> before being washed out by ground fog.  Rates weren't terribly great 
> under
> near ideal sky conditions --  I haven't checked my star counts but 
> I'm
> guessing LM +6.3 or better.
> However, I did see probably the brightest Orionid fireball of my 
> life this
> morning, a multicolored -6(?) that shot directly out of the radiant 
> into
> nearby Canis Major and did not conform to the path length/radius 
> rule at
> all --  it began right at the radiant and traveled only perhaps 
> fifteen
> degrees at most.  It was a bright silvery blue with violet and 
> orange mixed
> in, no train to speak of but the very brief wake looked like a 
> laser.  The
> meteor head seemed to slide down the wake getting bigger and 
> brighter as
> it went .  It was quite a sight!
> 
> Only saw about thirty or so meteors in two hours, 5:47-7:47 UT;  
> maybe half
> of these were Orionids.
> 
> Hope to have my report in by later this evening.
> 
> Kim Youmans
> 
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