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ing just as the last described, retreating 2 degrees in 3 minutes. 
At 3 minutes after 3, another passed over Mizar, (the middle 
star in the handle of the Dipper), leaving there a train that 
retreated 14 degrees in 2 minutes. 
At 8 minutes after 3, a very large meteor passed over to the 
head of Orion, leaving there a train 11 degrees long, and al- 
most immediately afterward was seen to separate into several 
parts and disappear, The train floated a little to the east of south, 
a distance of 11 degrees, the middle moving more rapidly than 
the extremities, so that it took up the form of a crescent, with 
the horns pointing N.W. It should, be noted that this train 
ration, one observer thought he saw three small black streaks 
descending for a short distance, and curved backward toward 
- the bottom. 
At 1 minute after 4, another meteor passed over to Sirius, 
leaving midway from Leo a train that exhibited the same 
movements as the last, giving the crescent shape before 
appearance. 
A change of course in the path of a meteor was carefully 
‘noted in one instance. A little after 34 o’clock, a deep red me- 
teor was seen passing very rapidly through Leo Minor, toward 
the N.W., describing an are of 15 degrees, in } of a second. 
About midway of its course it turned abruptly toward the 
west, at an angle of 15 or 20 degrees, with its previous di- 
rection. . : : : 
Several bright meteors were seen to flash out, remain station- 
ary, or nearly so, for an instant and then disappear. As a 
* rule, it may be stated that the nearer these were to the radiant 
point, the less was their motion. 
From a careful examination of the records made, there ap- 
 amahes to be difference in the length of the arc of flight, which 
as some connection with the quarter in which the meteor was 
seen. The following exhibits the average length for the last 
0 hours : 
Length of are by quarters. | 
‘ 8. . W. NW. 
go © 4° 2989 20° 17° 15° Found from 107 obs’d arcs. 
c. i i a 3° tt oo re 20° “ac “495 “ ““ 
rats 4 I 16 
_ The ares described in the N.E., E. and 8.E., are thus seen 
to be shorter than the average, but their ¢ime of visibility was 
a trifle greater than for other quarters. ss 
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