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gated behind, moved as if in a leash between the two last stars of Ursa's 



tail." , . , , 



At Beeston.—lslv. Lowe noticed that " in numbers of instances, when 



meteors crossed the same portion of the heaveus, the paths of each were of 



Ve same length." This may perhaps serve to explain the coursing ot 



meteors side by side, which was frequently observed, for the same length and 



with the same velocity. 



At Birmmqliam.—Fxom Mr. Wood's observations :— " Binary meteors : 

 0'' 21" A.M. 'Two meteors of green colour, each brighter than first-magni- 

 tude stars, shot together from the direction of the radiant-point, appearing 

 at E. A. 147° (9'^ 48™), N. Decl. 24°, and disappearing, after leaving yellow 



Fig. 1. 



a 



streaks which remained for 2^ seconds, at R.A. 143° (9>' 32'»), N. Decl. 

 The distance between them at their first appearance is represented in 

 figure at a, about half a degree; and their distance Avidened a 

 little towards their disappearance, which took place as shown in 

 the figure at h. 



<£Qh 27"! A.M. Two white meteors, each as bright as first- 

 magnitude stars, shot together from the direction of j; Leonis ; 

 appearing at R. A. 150° (10"), N. Decl. 38°, and disappearing 

 at a Ursa3 Majoris, each leaving a greenish streak. The meteors 

 appeared together, with a distance of about 2° between them, as 

 at a, and moved with almost perfectly parallel paths side by side, 

 with, however, a considerable widening, until they had, at dis- 

 appearance, the relative positions at h (fig. 2). 



"Curved paths: extinctions and rcldndling of the meteors, 

 although not registered, were observed. A meteor, which was 

 observed to pass through Ursa Major, made its appearance as at 



Fig. 3. 



6°. 

 the 



a (fig. 3), described a phosphorescent curve a, h, and disappeared at h, 

 then reappeared at c, described another short curve c, d, and finally disap- 

 peared at d." 



Intermittent Ligld. — Mr. C. Grover, at Chesham, Bucks, gives the follow- 

 ing instances of large meteors, which disappeared for an instant, and after- 

 wards reappeared in continuation of their former course. The two first are 

 also noted (by coloured drawings in the original report) as examples of the 

 most brilliant coloration observed in the shower, during the morning of the 

 14th of jSTovember. 



No. 1 was a remarkablj- luminous meteor, which appeared at about 12'" 

 30", and exhibited a partial extinction of light upon its course. 



No. 2 (recorded in the Catalogue), at 1'' 10" a.m., also showed a single 

 intermittence of its light. It was the largest and brightest of all the meteors 

 recorded at Chesham. 



