perceptible curve. In no case could any be said to exceed the second magnitude. At 1:30 A. M. a very large meteor far exceeding the brilliancy of Venus at her greatest with a heavy luminous train at a slow rate of motion was seen to emerge from Ursa Major and travel eastward disappearing low in the horizon. I again on the 16th and 17th at midnight resumed my watching till about four o'clock in the morning, but in neither case was a single meteor seen. I prepared to photograph the radiant with a wide angle lens and 5 x 7 plate with camera attached to my 81⁄2 inch Brashear reflector but as no meteors were seen I abandoned the work. I enclose the chart of meteors as seen.

METEORS CHARTED DURING THE LEONID SHOWER.

Nov. 15, 1899, 17h-22h Greenwich M. T., by students at Goodsell Observa

tory, Carleton College, Northfield, Minn.

METEORS CHARTED DURING THE LEONID Shower.

Nov. 14, 1899, 18h-22h Greenwich M. T., by Mr. Weston Wetherbee at Barre Center, N. Y.

LEONIDS AT CRETE, NEB.

Observations of the Leonid meteors were made successfully from this place on the nights of Tuesday, Nov. 14, and Thursday, Nov. 16. On Monday and Wednesday nights it was cloudy as was also the case for about three hours after midnight of Thursday. No careful work was done on Friday night but a few Leonids were reported as seen by casual observers.

A considerable number of the students of Doane College volunteered their assistance for the work and the corps of observers were given detailed instruction in advance in order to secure as satisfactory results as possible. In general the suggestion of Professor Wm. H. Pickering as given in the September and October

METEORS CHARTED DURING THE LEONID SHOWER.

Nov. 14, 18h 30m-24h Greenwich M. T., by Professor Henry H. Hosford and students at Boswell Observatory, Doane College, Crete, Neb.

number of POPULAR ASTRONOMY were followed. It was arranged that the observers should work in sets of three. In each set one person was to keep an aceurate count of all meteors seen, recording the number for each quarter hour; the second observer was to plat on the chart all meteors whose paths were accurately determined, recording the exact time when each was seen and other matters of interest; the third person was to act as time-keeper, comparing his watch each hour with the Observatory clock.

On Tuesday night for about two hours after midnight the sky was partially covered with light, filmy clouds which doubtless prevented the observers from seeing many of the less bright meteors. As the sky became clear the number of

meteors seen was much greater. The increase was especially noticeable as the Moon sank toward the western horizon and was obscured by clouds. The total number of meteors counted on Tuesday night was 198, of which 53 were platted as shown on the accompanying chart. Many are noted as showing trains persisting for a few seconds and seven were thought to follow a slightly curved path. In no case was a meteor seen to explode, to change its course abruptly or to leave a train persisting for more than a few seconds. The chart shows six meteors which were quite certainly not Leonids and as many more are doubtful. Several photographs were taken Tuesday night by a camera mounted on the equatorial telescope but no meteor trails were shown on the plates.

The total number of meteors counted on Thursday night, Nov. 16, between 15h and 18h 30m was 30. Two of these were not Leonids. Details of the count are given in the following table:

Boswell OBSERVATORY, Doane College. Crete, Nebraska.

LEONIDS AT UNIVERSITY PARK, COLORADO.

The following observations of the meteoric shower were made by the writer, except on the night of Nov. 15-16, when they were made by a corps of volunteer observers. Mountain Time was used as the standard:

Nov. 13: 12:30-13:00; no Leonids; clear.

13:30-14:00; no Leonids; clear.

14:30-15:00; one Leonid; clear.

15:30-16:00; eight Leonids; Moon has set: clear. One of the sixth magnitude glanced.

16:30-17:05; four Leonids; one faint one glanced; clear.

The average brightness was equivalent to that of a star of mag. 3 or 4. Nov. 14: 17:00-17:35; eleven Leonids; hazy, but stars of mag. 5 were visible. Three or four were brighter than mag. 1, and no one was as faint as mag. 5. The average magnitude was 3.

17:35-18:00; four Leonids; low lying haze spread rapidly toward the zenith, and during the last five or ten minutes the stars in the Sickle were barely visible. One meteor, brighter than mag. 1, dashed across the western sky at a Leonid's pace, but its trail, which lasted perhaps two seconds, passed about five degrees above the Sickle, and it was not counted as a Leonid. The sky was cloudy before 17:00; after that there was no Moon.

Nov. 15: see below.

Nov. 16: 13:00-13:15; no Leonids; hazy so that nothing fainter than mag. 3 was visible.

13:30-13:45: no Leonids; somewhat clearer.

14:00-14:15; no Leonids; only the brightest stars visible. After this it became cloudier and observations were useless.

Nov. 17: 14:15-14:30; no Leonids; observed through a large rift in the clouds. 14:45-15:00; 1 Leonid; an area as large as I could survey was clear.

15:00-16:15; cloudy.

16:15-16:30; no Leonid; large clear area of sky.

16:45-17:00; no Leonid; sky perfectly clear in the vicinity of Leo.

17:15-17:30; no Leonid; sky cloudless.

17:45-18:00; one Leonid; sky cloudless, but light because of approaching dawn.

Nov. 16. The observers were mostly in pairs, one person observing for fifteen minutes while the others rested; the two thus kept a continuous watch upon some part of the sky. Each pair was instructed to face N., or N. E., or E., etc., and to watch a point at an altitude of 45° noting every Leonid seen, and rejecting others. The zenith was also watched by observers recumbent on a mattress. Professor E. B. T. Spencer was in charge of those counting: he rang a bell at each quarter hour, having given a warning signal two minutes previously. Below is a very condensed summary.

Mary C. Traylor and Grace M. Sater faced north and counted five between 13:00 and 15:00. Clouds then intervened. Between 15:00 and 16:15 Miss Traylor faced east and counted four.

Myron A. Pattison and Guy W. McCreery faced east and counted forty-four between 13:00 and 16:45.

Edward Stauffer and Chas. F. Seitter faced north-east and counted fifteen between 13:00 and 15:15. Clouds then came. Between 16:00 and 16:15 Mr. Stauffer counted one.

Fred Winship and Loyd Winship faced the zenith and counted three between 13:00 and 14:30. From 14:30 to 17:00 the zenith was mostly cloudly but seven were counted.

Fred Stover and Earl K. Terry faced south-east and counted sixty-four between 12:45 and 18:30, none being seen during the last fifteen minutes.

Earle Blakeslee and Wayne Blanks watched the zenith between 13:00 and 14:45 and counted six.

Bertha Brooks and Elise C. Jones faced east and counted fourteen between 13:00 and 17:00.

Daniel N Jones and Ervin N. Edgerton watched the area bounded by lines joining Rigel, Betelgeuse, Sirius and Procyon from 13:00 to 14:45 and saw two within the area.

Mr. McReynolds faced south and counted three between 14:00 and 14:15. Between 14:30 and 14:45 he saw one.