American Meteor Society
Counting session Orionids, 2014
Info
Orionids, 2014
2014-10-22 08:00:00
2014-10-22 14:00:00
25 min.
Counting
Location
32.664°
-116.274°
1019.639m
South
On October 22, 2014 (UT) the Orionids meteor shower was observed from Terra del Sol, CA. in the company of Bob Lunsford (AMS). Throughout the evening 3 separate meteor showers were observed; Southern Taurids (STA), Leonis Minorids (LMI) (6 Observed), and Orionids (ORI). Along with sporadic, by my count a total of 69 meteors were observed from 00:00 - 05:30 local time (PDST). Several additional sporadic were seen from 22:00 to 23:45 but were not documented. A majority on meteors observed from the 3 showers (including sporadic) ranged from 2d to 4th magnitude with a half dozen from 0 to -1 magnitude intermixed.
One fireball was observed by Bob's estimate at -8 traveling from northeast to southwest and leaving a train visible for almost 6 minutes.
Meteors
| Period | Sporadic | Southern Taurids | Orionids | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 9:00 | 3 | - | 4 | 7 |
| 09:00 10:00 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 10:00 11:00 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 18 |
| 11:00 12:00 | 1 | - | 5 | 6 |
| 12:00 13:00 | 3 | - | 6 | 9 |
| 13:00 14:00 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | TOTAL | 19 | 4 | 40 | 63 |
