ORIONID OUTBURST
http://sunicamarkovic.vox.com/library/post/comet-barnard-boattini.html
The 2008 Orionid meteor shower put on a surprisingly good show. Observers around the world counted 40+ meteors per hour, about twice the usual rate. The display included a substantial number of fireballs and exploding meteors, like this one over Sedona, Arizona, on Tuesday morning, Oct. 21st:


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.

US Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) steps off his campaign plane in Richmond, Virginia, October 22, 2008.
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