Astroblog: Orionids Oct 21-22, 2012

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Orionids Oct 21-22, 2012

Don't forget that the Orionids peak on October 22. The best viewing time is 3-5 am on the morning of the 22nd, but people looking on the morning of Sunday Oct 21 should also see some decent meteors.

People loooking north-east should see roughly a meteor every 5 minutes (althought there will be longish stretches with no meteors, be patient).

When going out, do let a at least 5 minutes pass for your eyes to become dark adapted.

For a chart see Tuesdays weekly sky post.

# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 12:01 pm

Comments:

Hi Ian,
Got my first time catch of an Orionid meteor in Exmouth.

http://imageshack.us/a/img703/4665/orionidmeteor.jpg

Fairly good rate this morning, enough to keep the interest going.

cheers, Brayden

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