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318 Observations on the Shooting Stars of August, 1844. 



The night of the 11th was clear. Observers: — Messrs. H. C. 

 Birdseye, J. A. Dana, J. C. Mullikin, W. M. Smith. J. B. Walker, 

 and myself. We stationed ourselves on the Hospital a little be- 

 fore 10 o'clock. During most of the night there was but one 

 observer to a quadrant ; and on the whole, I estimate that the 

 number of meteors observed was not more than a tenth greater 

 than would have been noted by four observers. Due care was 

 taken, as heretofore, to prevent the same meteor from being reck- 

 oned more than once. The following summary shows the num- 

 ber of different shooting stars observed. 



Aug. 11. 9h. 50m. to llh., N. E. 33 



S. E. 21 



S. W. 21 

 N. W. 21 



96 



llh. to midnight, N. 11° W. to E. 51 



S. E. 23 



S. W. 18 



N. W. 13 





105 



Midnight to 1 a. m. 12th, N. E. 45 



S. E. 33 



S. W. 25 



N. W. 15 



118 



lh. to 2h. a. m. 12th, N. E. 47 



S. E. 45 



S. W. 30 



N. W. 29 



151 



2h. to 3h. a. m. 12th, N. E. 39 



three observers: ^ Z" nT ' „ 



W. 35 



W. 20 



• is. 



622 



In regard to the general characteristics of the meteors seen this 

 night, and their point of apparent radiation, I remarked no special 

 difference from former years. The observations of 1839 and 

 1840, (this Journal, Vol. xxxvn, p. 328, and Vol. xxxix, p. 330,) 

 may be consulted as coinciding in these respects very nearly with 

 the present. fc 



