Meteoric Shower of November, 1837. 387 
| Date.) “Time of observation. Num. [No. pr. h-/Average, | Remarks. at 
Oct. 16\3h. 30m. to 5h. 45m. 8 3.55 
17/4 ) 6 00 12 5.00 
21/3 30 5 45 28 1.70 
23,5 00 5 45 3 ).66 f 
4 ) 5 30 17 33 
ie 30/4 15 5.10 | 1 1.45 | 10.13 
ov. 13 ) 5 p 3! é 
2'3 ) 5 00 1 : 
3/3 30 5 29 
413 30 5° 3 3 : 
8/4 7 4 $0 20.00 
94 ¢ 4 16 4 16. 
#5 00 5 ] 12, 
115 30 4 4 ] Moon fulls 12 d. 6h. 21m. M. 
13/3 1 5 3: 17. Moonlight, 1 day after full. 
15\3 4 4 d 10.00 Ditto. 3 do. 
14 24 5 r 12.( Ditto. do. 
16/3 5 { 4.( Ditto. 4 do. 
17/4 5 9 9.00 Ditto. 5 do. 
2214 - ( 4. 30 i 14.04 Ditto. 10 do. 
7161 6 ¢ 1 13.75 Ditto. 10 do. 
28/4 J 6 8€ 33.23 | 14.58 | New moon, 
Dec. 55 5 30 Le 26.06 
75 00 5 3 11 22.00 | 24.00 
* Tt has been already remarked, that when I commenced my ob- 
servations, the meteors appeared to diverge from the constellation 
Gemini. As toa definite point of divergence, I was unable to fix 
upon any with certainty; the region of divergence however, mani- 
festly moved on through the constellation Cancer, and on the morn- 
ing of the 13th Nov. it was in the neck or breast of Leo. From 
the time when I commenced observing, the number of irregular me- 
teors (that is, of those whose direction was not from the region of 
general divergence) has increased in comparison with the whole 
number seen ; and since the 13th, it has been so great, that the 
most that can be said is, that the majority appear to come from the 
constellation Leo. ‘The time when I have found the meteors most 
numerous, is during the hour from half past three to half past four. 
As far as can be determined from what observations I have made 
since the 13th, as many as two thirds or three fourths of those that 
are visible in the absence of the moon, would be invisible in the 
light of the full moon.” 
At this place (New Haven) the night of the 13th was cloudy. 
It appears, as before mentioned, (see page 385,) that it was clear 
at St. Louis, in Missouri, but that the observers there could detect 
no unusual number of meteors. On Tuesday night, the 14th, oc- 
curred one of the most magnificent exhibitions of the Aurora Bo- 
realis. Mr. Barnard observed this with great attention in New 
