Comments on: Orionid Meteor Shower viewing http://richastro.org/index.php/events/orionid-meteor-shower-viewing/ Richmond Astronomical Society Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: J. Alves http://richastro.org/index.php/events/orionid-meteor-shower-viewing/comment-page-1/#comment-81 J. Alves Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:13:50 +0000 http://richastro.org/?p=601#comment-81 A good place, although far from Short Pump, is the Powhatan Wildlife Management Area (enter N37° 32' 36.60", W78° 0' 26.40" in Google Maps and it will show it to you). I went there last night to see the Orionids and take pictures -- still have to check if I got any meteor in them this time; got a couple of nice Perseid photos in 2008 there. Got there about midnight and stayed until about 3:30 am. Could see many meteors, including some non-Orionids. The coolest one was a slow, non-Orionid one, close to the Eastern horizon, with oscillating intensity and ending with a flash. Of course I did not have the equatorial mount pointed in that direction at the time, so no chance of photo. :-) You might still see some meteors tonight if you try, I've read somewhere that the Orionids have a more spread amount of dates when you can see flurries of meteors, but someone would have to confirm that. A good place, although far from Short Pump, is the Powhatan Wildlife Management Area (enter N37° 32′ 36.60″, W78° 0′ 26.40″ in Google Maps and it will show it to you).

I went there last night to see the Orionids and take pictures — still have to check if I got any meteor in them this time; got a couple of nice Perseid photos in 2008 there. Got there about midnight and stayed until about 3:30 am. Could see many meteors, including some non-Orionids. The coolest one was a slow, non-Orionid one, close to the Eastern horizon, with oscillating intensity and ending with a flash. Of course I did not have the equatorial mount pointed in that direction at the time, so no chance of photo. :-)

You might still see some meteors tonight if you try, I’ve read somewhere that the Orionids have a more spread amount of dates when you can see flurries of meteors, but someone would have to confirm that.

]]> By: admin http://richastro.org/index.php/events/orionid-meteor-shower-viewing/comment-page-1/#comment-80 admin Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:46:30 +0000 http://richastro.org/?p=601#comment-80 I didn't see this until this morning, so I hope you found a place last night. I went to a boy scout camp in Powhatan, and saw five from midnight to 2 am. One was pretty nice, going right through Orion. Then the cold got to me, and I hung it up. I didn’t see this until this morning, so I hope you found a place last night. I went to a boy scout camp in Powhatan, and saw five from midnight to 2 am. One was pretty nice, going right through Orion. Then the cold got to me, and I hung it up.

]]> By: Bhanu http://richastro.org/index.php/events/orionid-meteor-shower-viewing/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Bhanu Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:46:02 +0000 http://richastro.org/?p=601#comment-79 Hi, I live ini the richmond area, close to short pump.. Can you suggest a place where i can watch this from .? Thanks Hi,

I live ini the richmond area, close to short pump.. Can you suggest a place where i can watch this from .?

Thanks

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