The Orionid meteor shower

I got up at 3:30 this morning to watch the Orionid meteor shower. I not only got to see some meteors but also got to see the stars. It was a VERY clear morning sky so I could see everything. The stars were BEAUTIFUL (as usual) and the meteors were really cool. I kept a count of how many I saw. There were 35 in total. (give or take 2 or 3 ^_^) Yes I know not that many for 2 hours. But I thought it was a great achievement. It was (from my point) Not a very active shower, but still amazing. They were few and far apart but it was definitely worth it. If my calculations are right I saw around 8 every 30min. I made a chart at the tail end of the shower. It probably is not very accurate but hey its what I got! lol



Meteorite Frequency 4:48 10-21-09



Log 1

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Number Time

25 4:51

26 4:51

27 4:52

28 4:57

29 4:58

30 4:59



* At this time 5:00 I went in due to cold and loneliness.

came back out at 5:25 and started a new log.



Meteorite Frequency 5:25 10-21-09



Log 2

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Number Time

31 5:27

32 5:35

33 5:40

34 5:53

35 6:00



I went in at 6:02 They were getting a little to far apart for me. :p

Hope you enjoyed this.

Chelsea