WOW, the second one with the Iridium flare was great.  A photo contest winner. ________________________________ From: Dion Davidson <diondavidson@yahoo.com> To: "Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com" <Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 9:58 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Orionids from Little Mountain How did it go with the Orionids? I went up to Little Mountain this morning and got there just before Venus rose (5am?). I counted 20 meteors before about 6:30. Maybe 21, but I imagine that one was a head-on meteor just near Orion's belt. (Is that possible? Not quite the radiant. And no, I'm not thinking of the Iridium flare that was just below the sword at 5:56, though that was spectacular and well placed!) I'm curious to see if anyone had better luck. My eyes are more sensitive than the camera apparently because I only caught one on (digital) film. Orionid: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GSRKl_ljy5XfJ89cy6mgAk6DFpvv4uCXIoGuPq... Iridium Flare: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bn-VX7EtmLy29SB_zcAw3U6DFpvv4uCXIoGuPq... Dion Nikon D7000 on a stationary tripod, Tamron 10-24 @ 10mm, 30 sec exposures, ISO 3200 _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".