Orionid Meteor Shower/Halley's Comet

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Glad I could help :D

Although I'm off now but I'll probably get someone saying it's a duplicate as I seacrhed very quickly for Orionids but not a lot else:lol:
 
1 am might be in a different world by then definatly will try if i'm awake!
 
The orionid shower peaks at 0500 at between 10 and 20 meteors an hour. You should look about 30 degrees ish away from the radiant (Orion) north or south, as it's in the east at the mo. The bad news is, the moon being a quarter full may well swamp a lot of the shower. Good luck to anyone wanting to see it, I'm going outside shortly for a look about.
 
Well I gave up, saw Sagittarius (I think - it looked like an Archer's bow) and thought I would practice on that but no chance of even getting a star trail of that so I've come home :(:(:(

Couldn't even find Orion's belt tonight :(:(
 
I've got the tripod outside for my first attempt at trails (although doubt any orionids), will be going out to retrieve it in about half an hour... probably flat battery, full card and nothing but light pollution, but hey ho, fingers crossed!
 
Sag is very low down at the mo towards the southwest, not that it ever gets proper high up. There's a number of other things that look a bit like bows. Roughly where were you looking? Orion won't get above the horizon for another hour or so yet in the east...

I've seen 2 meteors and a fireball (bolide I think) that left a trail across about 40 degrees of sky. I'm heading back out in a mo. Just using the break to take some noise reduction frames with the scope. Then going to get some more image frames, up to about 60 so far of the Pleiades and want at least a similar number again ideally, but I'm not sure my battery will last that long, it's been going 2 hours already :D

Correction, Orion's head and shoulders are up and clear, the belt will be up at a reasonable altitude in probably another 30 to 60 minutes.
 
I've just had a look and Orion's Belt is just showing over the horizon. As I'm at work all night (with very little to do) I may have to sit out on the roof all night :)
 
Whilst it's not great to be working all night, that's a great opportunity :D. I'm half tempted, once I'm thawed out to wait up for Orion...
 
I dont mind the (working!!) I just think of the money and the night allowance. Luckily I've brought my camera gear and tripod with me :thumbs:
 
It's very tempting John :D
 
i didnt make it - i ended up at the pub! forgot about it till it was too late.
 
Well I ventured out last night and caught a photo of a meteor (but I don't think it was an Orionid).
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Orion (M42) is bottom left, Pliaedes (Seven Sisters) is middle right and Meteor flashes between the two from top to bottom.
 
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