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THE ANDROMEDES.—As regards the return of the Andromedes, there is every reason to believe that by this time the shower Will have passed by the earth's orbit. Brilliant displays were observed in 1872 and 1885, on November 27 in each year; and it would naturally be inferred that on the same day of the present year, which corresponds to an equal interval of time, a like occurrence should take place In 1892, however, the earth passed through this stream on. November 23, and it has been computed that this recession of the node was caused by the perturbations of Jupiter, which were responsible for this difference of four days. If the observations made on the 23rd have indicated that this date is somewhat too early, observers should be careful to watch on the following nights, for, after all, the exact time of reappearance cannot be definitely foretold. The radiant point of this shower is in Andromeda (25° + 43°), and, therefore, at this time of the year at a great altitude. Unlike the Leonids they move slowly, as they have to overtake the earth in her movement round the sun.
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Our Astronomical Column. Nature 59, 83–84 (1898). https://doi.org/10.1038/059083a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/059083a0