Time lapse camera taking pictures at one minute intervals captured a bolide from the Orionids meteor shower. The bolide explosion evidently left a bubble of glowing debris that expanded for at least 15 minutes. The original picture is not processed but the composite picture has been enhanced so the glowing clouds are more visible.

Tonight I was very impressed by the activity of the Orionid meteor shower despite maximum activity taking place the morning before. I observed a stunning Orionid pierce through Auriga so I set up my camera and took a patrol image. This beauty shot through the field!. It was magnitude 0 and left a wonderful blue and green ion train in its wake for 3 seconds. The meteor itself was multicoloured with a 'diamond' head. That's two bright Orionids in the same constellation in less than 1 min!. Fujifilm S6500fd 6.3MP ISO800 30 sec's F/2.8 28mm lens.

This is a composite image of 228 meteors made with a video allsky camera. The meteors were recorded between October 18 and October 21. The Moon has been removed from the composite, although a single frame has been retained showing a beautiful lunar halo.

Despite the last-quarter Moon on October 21st, the Orionid meteor shower put on a good show over Hawaii. Between 2:30 am and 3:30 am Hawaiian standard time, I counted 20 meteors. They ranged from magnitiudes –1 to 4th. Many were colorful (yellows and blues), and the activity came in waves. The most memorable moment was when six swift meteors burst into view in six seconds! Very nice.