[meteorite-list] ORIONIDS Meteor shower

From: Bernd Pauli HD <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:06:55 2004
Message-ID: <3D9DB0E4.3AB3E699_at_lehrer.uni-karlsruhe.de>

dean bessey wrote:

> Can somebody please give me information on this meteor shower
> which is oct 16th to 26th. where is the best places to view
> them, how many meteors typically, best time and any other
> data that you can think of.

Hi Dean and List,

This year's Orionid meteor shower is expected to peak during the predawn
hours of October 21st. Unfortunately, the Moon is full that same night,
and its glare will probably spoil the view. Under better conditions, up
to 15 swift meteors might be seen per hour. The meteors of this annual
display have paths that appear to radiate from a spot between Gemini and
Orion.
Fewer Orionids might be seen on the nights leading up to the peak,
especially on the mornings of October 18th and 19th after the bright
gibbous Moon has set. A few Orionids can actually appear as early
as the start of October and as late as November 7th or so.

(Sky and Telescope, October 2002, p. 99).
Received on Fri 04 Oct 2002 11:16:52 AM PDT