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OmniFella t1_itfaynp wrote

Saw one the other night. Lasted for about 2 seconds then faded. The Orionid Meteor showers peaked Friday night.

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drkthfrrt OP t1_itfe4zn wrote

I never thought I’d be able to see it in the middle of downtown, it was super cool!

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robwolverton t1_itezcvv wrote

Lucky. I'm too lazy to go out and watch.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/20/world/meteor-shower-october-orionids-scn

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drkthfrrt OP t1_itf01hi wrote

That’s what I thought at first, but it says that you need to look like o the southeast if in the northern hemisphere and this was in the northeast heading the same direction.

Thanks for the link though!

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OmniFella t1_itfb0q7 wrote

That's where the zenith will be located - the spot in the sky they all seem to be coming from. But they should be visible at all points in the sky depending on where they hit the atmosphere.

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drkthfrrt OP t1_itfc4zu wrote

That makes sense! Thanks for breaking it down!

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SamMarrokson t1_ithxy14 wrote

Yup! Relatively big flash, only lasted a couple seconds. Counted myself lucky to see it, didn't know there was a shower last night.

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scdog t1_itj23f8 wrote

I think that might be the same one I saw last night, I caught it in my dash cam at 9:48pm. I was driving east on I-70 from Topeka and from that perspective it was almost due east, maybe 10-20 degrees above the horizon.

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