Meteors of November, 1868. 123 
thousand, The sky was magnificent, the belts of Jupiter ap- 
with a brownish red color which he has only seen in 
remarkably fine nights with his glass, of six feet focus and 44 
inches aperture. He thinks that in the earlier part of the eve- 
ning the meteors were green, and gradually changed to blue 
as the night advanced. 
7. At Poughkeepsie, N. Y.—Miss Mitchell reports from five 
observers 3,766 meteors. The hour most fruitful was that 
m two to three o’clock, in which 900 were counted. The 
most fruitful minute was from 2 24™ to 2® 25m, The other 
ours from 12" to 54" were much alike. Flashes of light for 
which they could not account by any meteor above the horizon 
were frequent, and Miss Mitchell was confident that the eve- 
sie of Noy. 13th was lighter than common for a moonless 
night without aurora, : 
8. At Palisades, N. ¥—Mr, W. 8. Gilman, Jr., gives the 
following summary of the numbers of meteors seen by himself 
and Mr. Thomas P. Gilman. The latter was constantly 
counting, but the former was occupied principally in noticing 
the peculiarities of the more remarkable ones, and mapping 
the paths upon the chart. He judged that the numbers were - 
25 or 30 per cent of the true number visible. A few meteors 
of great beauty were seen before 114 o’clock. | 
Number. Barometer. Therm. Sky. Wind. 
30°10 . 
Time, 
11} to 12h 32 37° Clear. W. 
Be Bde oc. 989 ee Light. _ 
bai. S804 ‘102-38 ue Very still. 
a SS Bee 100° 32 ‘“ Still. 
4 wee ge £9 095 31 “ Still. 
> SHG 238 080 32 Slighthazein Leo. Fresher; west. 
3 PO 6h 138 30 ui Light N.W. wind. 
' only 40, at : . + h 
Steadiness of atmosphere. I noticed blue trains at first, after- 
ore nish ones. The radiant point seemed to me to 
Mr. Gilman has furnished many valuable observations upon 
saividual meteors and trains, which will be of special value 
When 
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9. 4t Philadelpha—Mr. Pliny E. Chase counted from a 
dow, between fen 2b a M., 155 meteors ; between 2" and 
3; between 34 and 4%, 206 ; between anes 
between 5" and 5* 28, 105. The successive hun 
