226 Shooting Stars of Nov. 14th, 1867. 
These four observers kept a record of the number of mete- 
ors appearing in their respective quarters of the heavens, while 
my own attention was mainly directed to plotting upon one of 
Mr. Hoek’s star-charts the paths of such as were determined 
with sufficient accuracy, and noting with a chronometer the 
instants of their disappearance. . 
ations commenced at midnight, at which time the sky 
was covered with swiftly drifting clouds ; the wind gradually 
ied away, and at 3 45™ the clouds disappeared, leaving a 
perfectly clear sky. 
Before 3 o’clock the number of the meteors was disappoint- 
ingly small, partly on account of the clouds, About 3 o’clock 
they 
t No. observed. 
Time of Observation. N. as 8. W. Total. No. pr.th’r. Cloudiness. y 
12 to 3a.M. 34 46 att. “118 39 0-7 130) # 
Sy = ~ 12 28 936 936 05 472 ° 
: 02 81 73 °369 1476 0 1476 + 3 
415 to 4°30. 113 «168138697. Ss B74 «2.296 0 2296 2 
4°30 to 4:40, 251 206 =185 #117 159 4554 0 4554) 4 
Totals; © 637 592 505 322 2056 
At 5 o'clock 50 were counted in 2m. 20 secs., 1286) ,; 
BS O15. 60. is 3 m. 40 sees, 818 
53 8 3m. 50 sees., 291 [6 
pees © lo ee 5 m. 50 secs., 103) - 
The last. column of the table contains the number per hour, 
after allowing for cloudiness. The last four numbers jn the 
column would require to be rather more than doubled to bring 
them up to the standard of four obs rvers. 
I do not think the number seen at this place can reasonably 
be estimated lower than 5000, and that too in, spite of moon- 
light so strong that, aided as it was by the reflection from the 
snow, one could easily read or write by it. 
_ The radiant, as determined by a rough graphical reduction 
of the paths of 82 which were mapped, appeared to be about 
1° 30: in diameter, with its center in Dec.+22° 15’ and A.R. 10° 
02. A motion of this point from south to north was suspect- 
ed, ¢mounting to about 1° or 1° 30’ in the 4 hours from 1 to 
5. Theo tions, however, will need a more thorough re- 
duction in order to settle this question. 
