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THE PERSEIDS OF 1924.—Mr. W. F. Denning writes: “From observations made at various stations, it appears that the shower has been less abundant than usual. On the important night of August 11, the weather was unfavourable and only enabled a few meteors to be seen through breaks in the clouds. At Ashby, Lincolnshire, Mr. King, watching occasionally a partially overcast sky between ioh 2gm and 13h 58111 G.M.T., saw 28 meteors, of which 19 were Perseids, from a radiant well defined at 46° + 570. At 1311 20 Jm a splendid Perseid several times brighter than Venus was observed shooting from 30° +52° to 26° + 50 J. A brilliant Perseid was also seen from Warwick Road, London, S.W., and from Greenwich, S.E., on August 12 at 911 42m G.M.T. It was about three times as bright as Venus and left a luminous trail for about ten seconds. The direction of the flight was from? Ursae Majoris towards? Comae Berenicis, so that the object was evidently a very fine Perseid. Further observations of the two large meteors referred to above would be valuable.”
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Our Astronomical Column . Nature 114, 290 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/114290a0
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