﻿Observations on the Shooting Stars of August, 1844. 



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In spite of the apparent hopelessness of the case here, a corps 

 of observers (consisting of Messrs. F. Bradley, E. Norton, E. A. 

 Raymond, Wm. M. Smith, and Wm. J. Weeks) took their sta- 

 tions on the summit of the State Hospital in this city, intending 

 to remain until dawn. Their perseverance received its reward, 

 in part at least, as the following results will prove. Four only 

 were on duty at once as observers ; and the meteors were reck- 

 oned in the quadrant in which they were first detected. Up to 

 llh. 20m. the sky was wholly overcast. 



Aug. 9. llh. 20m. to midn., N. 13 



E. 6 



S. 6 

 W. 18 



Time 40m. ; during 

 which on an aver- 

 age, 0-75 of the sky 

 was overcast. 



43 meteors. 



Midnight to lh. a. m. (10th,) N. 25 



E. 19 



S. 20 



W. 24 



Time 60m.; first 30m. 

 sky about -62 over- 

 cast ; last 30m. sky 

 about 25 overcast. 



88 meteors. 



lh. to 2h., 



N. 30 



E. 27 



S. 45 



W. 37 



Time 60m. ; sky about 

 •37 cloudy. 



139 meteors. 



2h. to 3h., 



N. 38 



E. 26 



S. 14 



W. 19 



Time 60m.; sky about 

 •80 cloudy. 



97 meteors 



367 in all. 



The evening of the 10th was wholly overcast, up to 10 o'clock 

 at least, and the prospect of any change in the weather was so 

 slender that the watch was abandoned. The next morning I 

 ascertained that the clouds dispersed sometime after midnight. 

 As a partial supply of the deficiency, we have a letter addressed 



-_*. m & * M _ _ _ 1 _. — — _ * — _^b _^ *A W #"^ I I M A 1 Lj 



daring four and a half hours, ending 1 a. m. of the 11th. 

 letter will be found further on. 



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