Hi Craig, it sounds like you had a super night
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Meteor showers originate from a certain patch of sky known as the radiant. So for a designated shower, you won't get stray ones
. If you're watching a shower, and you see one travelling from a different direction, these are called sporadics. When you watch a meteor shower in progress, you can actually plot them back to their radiant.
And just a slight correction - but it's one that many get confused over. It's a meteor not a meteorite. A meteorite is one that's found on the ground. Years ago, I used to get confused with this terminology too and I found a good way of remembering is to think meteor showers (they're not called meteorite showers).
Jupiter is so much fun to observe as there's so much to see. Also fun is watching the moons transit across. Oh hey, if you haven't already done so, don't forget to take a look at comet 2014 Q2 Lovejoy. It's a beautiful object for binoculars or telescopes. But wait till Jan. 7th when the Moon rises a bit later and is out the way.