362 Meteoric Shower of April 20, 1803. 
o’clock. The sky was clear, and the moon interfered only until 
about 1 A.M. One watched in the North quarter, the other in 
the South. During the three hours, we observed fifty eight me- 
teors as follows: 
From Oh. to lh. A. M. in N. nine; in S. nine = 18 
“ 2 4 eleven; <“ six: .-h? 
mei 3 4 “ thirteen; “ten. = 23 
Several of the meteors were large, and left trains, but there was 
nothing remarkable in this respect. One apparently as large as 
Jupiter, fell near the horizon in the N. W. about a quarter past 
two o’clock, which as it burst, shot forth three red fire-balls. The 
times of flight were generally less than half a second. | Soon after 
we took our stations, we noticed that the apparent paths of the 
majority of the meteors, if traced back, would meet in a spot 
somewhere between « Lyre and ; Draconis, (about R. A. 273°, 
N. D. 45°,) and the radiant did not appear to change its place 
among the stars as they moved westward. 
On the morning of the 20th, Messrs. C. P. Bush, M. Canales, 
J.T. Seeley and myself, began observations at fifteen minutes past 
midnight. During the hour next following, we observed nine- 
teen meteors. The radiant could not be so well determined as 
on the morning previous. The time was unfavorable :—the 
moon (then near the first quarter) interfered, and the sky was 
partially clouded. In good circumstances, we should probably 
have seen double the number. Considering this quantity as only 
about equal to the yearly average, we concluded to abandon the 
field. An accident entirely prevented any further observation on 
my part, for several days succeeding. 
2. Hudson, O.—The observations of four members of Western 
Reserve College were obtained, through the kindness of Prof. 
Loomis. On the 19th, from 2h. to 3 h. A. M., two observers, 
looking from E. to W. by way of S., saw thirteen meteors ; from 
3h. to 4h., twelve. On the 20th, two observers, saw, from 2 
to 3h. A. M., dwelve; from 3h. to 4 h. thirteen. 
3. Geneva, N. Y.—Mr. Azariah Smith, Jr. watched at various 
times on the mornings of the 16th, 19th, and 20th. He saw 
several meteors, (two of unusual splendor on the 19th,) but the 
number was not above the average. All, or nearly all of them, 
came from the head of Draco.—Observations at Rochester, N. Y. 
and at Claiborne, Ala. detected nothing unusual. ‘The news- 
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