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... shows an Orionid of about −4 mag that crossed the field of view of Robert Lunsford's video camera at 0845 UT. The Orionids are the October meteors of 2006. This year, observers worldwide were able to follow increased rates and numerous bright meteors of this shower in several nights. More on the Orionids and other October observations in Meteoros 11/2006.
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