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Orionid Meteor Shower Update
By dtewes in Sky Watch
October 22, 2007

   Anyone catch the Orionid meteor shower this weekend?

   I got back to Victoria from my son’s football game in San Antonio and made my way into the backyard about 1:30 a.m. Saturday.

   The sky was free of clouds and the half-full moon wasn’t a factor. I saw one meteor!

   Perhaps I didn’t spend enough time watching, but I was pretty disappointed. Astronomers were forecasting as many as 25 to 50 meteors per hour.

   I’m not sure if the forecast was a bust or not, but one Web site was calling it a dud in most places (www.spaceweather.com).

   If you have any reports or photos, I’d love to hear from you.