122 Meteors of November, 1868. 
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number 121 were reported as not conformable to the radiant in — 
eo. But as the observers were all without previous exper 
ence in such work but little reliance can be placed on the num-— 
ber of unconformable meteors recorded. : 
Almost all the brighter meteors left trains of various lengths, — 
and frequently several trains would be visible upon the sky at 
one time. These presented the usual appearance of clouds of | 
uminous smoke, which gradually changed their form, 
floated toward the north. Many meteors were so briMiant as 
to cast a light on surrounding objects, which was plainly visi- 
ble even when the meteor itself was hidden from view by some — 
intervening object. Very many were brighter than Venus, which 4 
was visible in the east during the latter part of the watch, 
3. At Boston, Mass.—Mr. T. W. Tuttle, from a window look- — 
ing north, saw as follows: | 
The whole number counted in 45 24m wag 5670. of which 1 
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From 38 7™to 3h 22m 92 meteors. From 5h 0™ to 5h 4m 20 meteors. 
sf ys See) 43 52 og sal 4.44 8 17 2s % 
i 43. Ot 5B 34 “ i g & 14 99 ‘“ ; 
ee 5b 8 48 4.96 i x Se ee 20: SL # 
eggs. ts ae AT & - 20 * PY eer Es 
a 43. + 46 20 # " rt gg ee 
er SA oes ear a ei 30 * 38 10 4 
55 Bho 2006 ¢ Total in 2h 2m 455 
4. At New Bedford, Mass.—Mr. R. Taber reports the fol- 
lowing numbers for three observers : 
From 10h 0™ to 10h 30m 19 meteors. From 14 30™to. 2h 0m 237 meteors, 
el 6 Os Be ey 8 8 £ So 40r 
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1 96. 2 “ C28 02 o Bhi OTE as 
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For one observer: a 
From 3530mto 4h 0m 190 meteors. From 45 30mto 5h 155 meteors — 
- 2 0° @ $0 159 us eSB Os eS eo 
_The flights were in general unusually bright, leaving in many — 
_ eases long trails, which remained visible sometimes two, and 
_ Tour, and in one instance eight minutes ; gathering appareney 
in knots and waves, with an apparent motion of its parts 
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so to 
Total in 98 5" 2480 by three observers. 
