I woke up early in the morning to observe the shower through my bedroom's window. This one was quite bright considering the light pollution in Shanghai.

Photo details: Canon 350D, ISO400, 6 secs exposure 15mm f/2.8

An all-sky mateor camera at the Marshall Space Flight Center recorded 47 bright Orionids on the night of Oct. 19-20. Combining the data with similar images taken by another camera 100+ miles away, NASA astronomers were able to triangulate the height, direction and speed of the meteoroids.

The 2009 Orionid shower is under way! Despite the clouds rolling in toward the morning hours, I was able to capture several Orionid Meteors this morning with my all sky video cameras. Including some very bright fireballs low to the horizon! PC164C video camera A several hour composite from my backyard from Dayton, Ohio USA.

On the morning of October 19, I was out hunting for some early Orionids under clear dark skies. I found that they were pleasantly active with several faint meteors seen in the span of two hours. Maybe this will be another good year for them? My Canon 300D with a 16-35mm f/2.8 lens (set at 16mm) managed to capture one of the more colorful Orionids! I am hoping for more in the next few nights.