410 Meteors of November, 1868. 
Meteor of 11° 18", N. York time,—seen by Mr. Gilman, at 
Fern Lodge Observatory, Palisades—A very grand meteor, 
much larger than Venus, which shot nearly vertically up from 
the horizon, in Leo Minor. The nucleus was white, and it left 
a bright blue train of sparks. The figure in plate II, re 
resents it just previous to disappearance. Length of track 15°. 
It was not observed elsewhere. 
Meteor of 11 25, N. Y. time-—Two meteors were seen at 
Palisades. One, equal in brilliancy to Venus, white, left a 
bright blue train, visible eight minutes. The figure plate 
II represents its appearance, as seen by the naked eye, at 11° 
— 26™ 30. It was a greyish cloud, 2° or 3° long. Ina 4 inch 
telescope, power 40, diameter of field 43’, it presented a double 
line of bluish-green luminous matter. Not observed else- 
ere 
Meteor of 2° 45™, N.Y 
saw at this time a meteor disappear at 9 Leonis ; from the di- 
: Ee 
than Venus ; very curved path ; somewhat spiral and short ; 
left a train which placed itself at right angles with the path, 
and 650 seconds. 
titude of 51 miles. The smallness of the base line and of the 
Pp s in. If there were two prin- 
cipal currents in the atmosphere, one above from the South, 
and one below from the North, as seems to be proved by the 
