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THE LEONID METEORS.—Though no special display of these objects is to be expected this year, the sky should be vigilantly watched on the nights from November 13 to 16, and particularly during the hours following midnight. The moon will be at the last quarter on November 14, being visible in the morning hours, but her light will be feeble and cannot materially o interfere with the aspect of the shower. The radiant point in Leo does not rise until about 10.20 p.m. If any of the usual bright, streaking meteors are observed from this system, their apparent paths amongst the stars should be carefully recorded. There is no doubt, from the observations obtained in past years, that the stream of November Leonids is continuous in all sections of the orbit, and that there are considerable differences in the apparent strength of the shower witnessed from year to year. The maximum may be expected on the morning of November 15 or 16.
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Our Astronomical Column . Nature 104, 299 (1919). https://doi.org/10.1038/104299a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/104299a0