The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-11-07


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ven, "for Christ's sake"
he Expected Meteoric Shower In NO
vember.
Professor Ferguson, OF the National OBJ
seryatory in this city, is making arrange
ments 10 take scientific observations on the
expected meteoric display in November
next. The subject Of meteors and shooting
stars has engaged the attention OF eminent
astronomers within the last century to
greater extent than ever before; among
them, Professors Olmstead, TwiniDg. and
Newton have written valuable papers in
connection with il.
The appearance Of shooting stats IS quite
common, but in the months OF August and
M, ember of each year they are seen IN
greater numbers, generally about the 10th
Of August and l2th of November. Jhe
great meteoric shower OF 1899 seems TO
have drawn the attention OF astronomers
more particularly to this subject, and from
that time 10 the recurrence Of the meteorlc
showers in 1883, aud up TO the present day,
they have been endeayoring TO refer the
din rent phases and characteristics oi the
henomen0n TO known laws. and to estab-
lish the exact anniversary ofits appearance.
Thus far the more brilliant oil these me
teoric showers have occurred at intervals
of thirty three years /; that OF 1888 was es-
prclally distinguished by the immense
number OF moving meteors TO be seen at
once. and for the remarkable size and
'splendor of many of them. Among the
myriads of blazing meteors visible on that
occasion, one was seen at several places on
/ this continent. Ii was recognized BY Sc.
veral observers by its extraordinary size
and brilliancy, as we'll as by the length OF
Il time its train remained visible, which was
about ten minutes. The luminous train
seemed TO follow the meteor in a serpentine
course, and finally disappeared in vast
nebuluus cloud, many times larger than the
moon, and which continued to move onward
with velocity gteater than the clouds.
The meteoric displays OF l799 and 1888
were characterized by the fall Of meteorites
which, rushing towards the surface of the
Y earth with Il loud noise, penetrated beneath
il several feet. The periodiclty Of these
starry shswers is not 50 definitely ascer.
tanned with regard to The day as the year
They have occurred to greater or less de.
gree in the months Of August and Novem
Der, from 1881 TO 1889; but the most re,
narkable Of them have appeared on the l2ti
Of November. or between that day and thu
f4th.
Il The next appearance Of the meteori'
phenomenon, therefore, Is expected on Of
about the 18th Of next month. The 0bser
|, yatiOns Of astronomers have demonstrated
that the shooting stars are more numerou'
between midnight and sunrise. and the ma
jorily Of them agree in fixing the radian
puint--,hat point 10 which the lines de
scr,bed by the meteors in their flight cen
tre-in the constellation Leo. limiting th
area uf radiation 10 the immediate yicinit
Of Regulus, in III neck Of the lion. Other
! assign the radiant point to the constellation
! Orion.
! The theory most generally accepted /
/ accounting Tor the regular recurrence
meteoric showers is that an unusual az
| gregation Of these asteroids exist in Oh
plane which is reached by the earth at :ha
/ point Of its orbit, and through which th
!, earth is several hours 10 passing, althoug
: observations have nor been sufficiently nu
: merous 20 establish The exact period OF N
earth's arrival al this part OF its orbi
e During the flight Of meteors in Noyembe
r 1899. much apprehension was manifesto
u from the fear that one or mnre OF thes
a asteroids would come into collision wit
!, the earth !; but hitherto no disastrous cor