{"id":7545,"date":"2023-10-25T10:56:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T18:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/?p=7545"},"modified":"2023-10-25T10:56:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T18:56:36","slug":"orionid-meteor-shower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/orionid-meteor-shower\/","title":{"rendered":"Orionid Meteor Shower"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The peak of the October 2023 Orionid meteor shower was a few days ago. There were clear skies here in the desert southwest and minimal light pollution. There is a fair sized city about twenty five miles away and a number of military bases nearby, so there are some lights. I&#8217;m not exactly set up for astrophotography, but I brought the EOS 20D and 10-22mm lens out of retirement. I managed to get a few meteor shots, mostly trails from far away fireballs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Look at the photos below in a dark room.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OrionidMeteor10-22-23.jpg\" alt=\"Orionid meteor shower 10-22-23\" class=\"wp-image-7546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OrionidMeteor10-22-23.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OrionidMeteor10-22-23-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Orionid meteor in the upper left<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OrionidMeteor10-22-23_2.jpg\" alt=\"Orionid meteor shower 10-22-23\" class=\"wp-image-7547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OrionidMeteor10-22-23_2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OrionidMeteor10-22-23_2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Constellation Orion center bottom, faint Orionid meteor trail to the right<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/UrsaMajorMeteor10-22-23.jpg\" alt=\"Orionid meteor shower 10-22-23\" class=\"wp-image-7548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/UrsaMajorMeteor10-22-23.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/UrsaMajorMeteor10-22-23-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Ursa Major(Big Dipper) center, meteor trail above, near top of photo<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Check back soon. Always something happening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The peak of the October 2023 Orionid meteor shower was a few days ago. There were clear skies here in the desert southwest and minimal light pollution. There is a fair sized city about twenty five miles away and a number of military bases nearby, so there are some lights. 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