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The watch commenced at.10h..20m. P. M., April 20th, and continued 
till 4 A. M. of the 21st. During that period, shooting stars were ob- 
served, as reported in the following tablet 
10; Bom. wo 1PM 8 OS OE ay 
11 to 12 * - oS (SS ae is 
12 to A.M. Foe? 2 6S ae 
1 to 2 <0 5 > 5° 2 See 
2 to 38" €8 8 6 18° 
3 to 4 “ge 15 15 12 18 = “56 
4 45 38 31 37 oe 
teors which woul in case of bie aa 
daylight had become strong. 
Arranged according fo. > pa magnitudes of the fixed stars, there 
Sts qual to Ist, 24; equal to 2d, 27; equal to 
the whole number, not one appeared to explode : 
about ten left trains; am the absence of the moon more trains would 
probably have been s¢en. Nothing remarkable was noticed regarding 
Yaths were not as uniform in Soactical as are those of 
ust 10th. Nearly three fourths of them might be 
sion about Corona Borealis, but there seemed to be 
int of radiation. Of the remaining fourth, a few 
about Spica Virginis ; and the rest press in 
0 of the largest meteors were dicted as” follows : ; 
.M. 2ist. A meteor equal to Jupiter, ss in 
. 13°, and disappearing in R. A. 225°, S. dec. 23°. 
is i 48m. “OBe. A. M. 21st. A meteor nearly equal to Pere com- 
mencing about R. A. 35°, N. dec. 67°, and disappearing when brightest 
in R. A. 145°, N. dec. 60°. Time of flight, 3.0s. 
A slight aurora borealis was visible during the night. At 10h. 20m. 
a wide faint streamer, at N. 25° W., reaching to an altitude of 12°. 
About this time there was an auroral bank, obscured by the haze, about 
2° high, and sending forth several faint streamers. At 10h. 26m. scarce 
any auroral light... At 10h. 33m. several indistinct luminous spots, and 
Obscure short streamers. At 11A. a faint auroral bank, 2° high, but no 
streamers. Scarcely any further traces of the aurora could be detect-— 
ed until 3 A. M. (2st G6) Wins sates 
10° or 15° E. of North and 1° or 2° high. = 
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