Abstract
THE LEONIDS OF 1916.—With the parent comet (1866 I, Tempel) near aphelion an abundant shower of Leonids was not expected, but it was important to ascertain whether the display returned even in a minor character. Mr. Denning writes that on the morning of November 15 he saw only one Leonid in a watch of about an hour between 4 and 5.30 a.m. The next morning was overcast, but on November 17, between 3 and 6.15 a.m., notwithstanding wintry conditions and one of the keenest north-easterly winds experienced in recent years, Mrs. Fiammetta Wilson, of Totteridge, recorded fifteen meteors, including some brilliant objects. There were seven Leonids from a. radiant point very sharply defined at 150° + 22°. This position appears to be identical with that usually found on the mornings of November 14 and 15, and apparently favours the view that there is no perceptible change in the place of radiation. But more exhaustive data are required in settlement of this interesting feature.
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Our Astronomical Column . Nature 98, 236 (1916). https://doi.org/10.1038/098236a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/098236a0