A Date with Orion

Early this morning I headed out to Friend's Creek Park located NE Macon County IL to view the 2009 Orionid Meteor Shower. The earth is currently passing through the dusty tail of Haley's Comet and the event is named as such since these particles originate from the constellation Orion. Overall, the show was pretty good. I didn't spot any fireballs but a decent meteor rate made the trip well worth it. Though I didn't score any ultra bright streaks, I was able to pull a few out from below. I also set up the camera and shot remotely via tethering to the laptop. I never did this before and the goal was to produce enough stills for a time lapse video. You can view this rather imperfect attempt HERE.

Orion vs. The Schoolhouse








Towards dawn, the show was pretty much over or at least not visible anymore.