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COMMENCEMENT OF THE GREAT PERSEID SHOWER OF METEORS.—The first Perseids probably appear at the end of June. They have certainly been observed in the first week of July. The earliest meteor of this shower, which has been doubly observed and the real path of which has been computed, was seen on July 8, 1918, by Mrs. Fiammetta Wilson and Miss A. Grace Cook. This year the moon left the evening sky about July 6, and the sky should be watched for traces of oncoming Perseids. At this time of the year meteors generally increase in numbers, and especially after the middle of July. The Perseids gradually become more abundant, and among the minor displays the chief ones are:
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Our Astronomical Column. Nature 105, 595 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/105595a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/105595a0