[AZ-Observing] Re: Orionid meteors
- From: "Paul Lind" <pulind@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:40:56 -0700
Hi All,
Someone should send an informal report to the astronomy magazines about the
Orionids in Arizona. I wouldn't know who to contact, but every time I sat
down in my lounge chair Saturday night at Az City I saw about 1.5 per minute
and most had a radiant in the head of Orion. Didn't make a count.
Paul
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Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 12:05 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Orionid meteors
> 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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