This shower is active throughout October and reaches it's maximum activity between October 17 and 25. The highest hourly rates average near15 but occasionally reach 40.
Most Orionid meteors are faint and therefore difficult to photograph.
This shower's radiant is located near the Celestial Equator allowing it to be seen equally well from both hemispheres. The mirror is relatively slow for a large telescope because the blank was too thin to cut a deep curve into. The close pairs were not just split, they were separated by HUGE gaping rivers of blackness. Everyone was delighted to see him do so well. Last but not least, when going to Fremont Peak, Henry Coe, Grant Ranch or any other park that requests fee payment, please make it a point to remember to do your part.