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[ketelsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Hi All-
I was up at the Kitt Peak Picnic Area last night and was blown away by the
meteors.  I believe they were not all Orionids, and there was a good
variety of bright ones leaving short-lived trains and really faint ones as
well.  Rates were easily a couple-per-minute, and even while driving back
to Tucson at 3am I saw 4 while driving, one while in Tucson!  I even
caught one fireball in my camera with the half-degree field of my 11". 
All-Az for me tonight - see you-all there!

-Dean


> The Orionids have been really good for the past couple of nights.  Lots of
> bright, long tail meteors all night long, especially in the early morning
> hours.  Those lucky enough to be out at a dark site are probably really
> seeing a lot but even here in Tucson there have been many visible.
>
>
> I think the peak is predicted for tomorrow night (i.e. Sat night/Sun
> morning)
>
>
>
> Keith Schlottman
>
>

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