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Month: October 2008

Oct 29/30/31 Meteors

Rates have fallen back to normal after the past 2 weeks of enhanced Orionid activity. Though the peak was about … More

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Oct 27/28/29 Meteors and a Colorado Fireball

The Orionids continue to slow down. Also both the Epsilon Geminids and the Leo Minorids are no longer active. Even … More

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Oct 25/26 Meteors

Rates continue to fall as we moved further away from the peak of the Orionids. Bob notes that “overall rates … More

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Oct 24/25 Meteors

The Orionids are still producing a healthy number of meteors. The number of detections from Tucson actually went up when … More

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Oct 23/24 Meteors

According to my video results, the Orionids continue to wind down. Since the peak 4 nights ago my Orionids counts … More

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Oct 22/23 Meteors and the Decline of the Orionids

The Orionids are still going strong though rates have come down from Tuesday morning’s peak. In the past 3 nights, … More

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Oct 21/22 Meteors

Last night’s Tucson video data showed a slight decrease in the number of Orionids. The previous two nights saw 52 … More

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Oct 20/21 Meteors and the Peak of the Orionids?

Based on visual reports submitted to the International Meteor Organization, the Orionids may have reached their peak intensity. The Zenithal … More

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Oct 17/18 Meteors

[Note: This was supposed to be posted 2 days ago. For some reason it wasn’t. So here it is, if … More

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Oct 19/20 Meteors and Visual Orionid Observations

I woke up early this morning and observed the Orionids the old-fashioned way, camping out in the backyard and counting … More

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