Nov 3/4/5 Meteors

Carl Hergenrother

Meteor rates remain healthy. Over a quarter of all detected meteors are from the 2 Taurid showers. Though we are two weeks removed from the Orionid peak, a sprinkle of Orionids continue every night.

Lately, some of the nightly meteor posts have been posted a bit out of order. That’s what happens when you hit the “save” rather than the “publish” button. Oops.

Obs  Date (UT)   TotTime TOT SPO NTA STA ORI
TUS  2008-11-05  11h 32m  25  12  2   5   4
SDG  2008-11-05  07h 19m  35  23  1   6   5
TUS  2008-11-04  11h 31m  26  16  2   5   3
SDG  2008-11-04  04h 16m  19  17  1   0   1

TUS – Camera in Tucson operated by Carl Hergenrother
SDG – Camera in San Diego operated by Bob Lunsford
TotTime – Total amount of time each camera looked for meteors
TOT – total number of meteors detected
SPO – Sporadics (meteors not affiliated with any particular meteor shower)
NTA – Northern Taurids
STA – Southern Taurids
ORI – Orionids

Published by Carl Hergenrother

I am a professional astronomer specializing in the study of comets, asteroids and meteors. This blog will focus on my professional and amateur work in this field.