The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
A CELESTIAL
SPECTACLE.
On the Night of November
IL the Heavens Will be
Lit With Thousands
Of Meteors.

shs heavens will bs witnessed hero 10
We sora Of great fall Of msteoritos.
They tss ksowa - Lsonids and their
dssshag sssforasoss. which oeeurs
,ssI, ssss 10 every thirty. three years.
viii b plaisly visible from Charleston.
Il The wosdsrfsl iisplsy The meteor.
Ne vill sessb The ssoosphsrs Of the
eossh aad bssoss igaitsd BY The rapid
" e their fight. Millioss OF them
oih I'LL ssd they viii appear a. dss.
'1liee slesss Of aOlsi. eolorsd dams
The - that hey ississ and dissclvs
- soo>ess 9th The s,eosphsrs 10 all
soso oavse Ne earth iron d dkirussicu.
0slspsisss I'll evss shs VI - ere max.
leg slsbsssss psspssssioss >ssrsios
Ne sppesessss Of The LsoksdJ This
eeotasy be- bsss The 6sss that astsouo.
oess have discovered The cause Of the
osoos Novsobss ussso,is shower Il
: vD 4soesl vbo sossd that the Lsou.
ids 80 (segasass Of u former sonss.
Reeesasd by tie 6gsrss Of the bsav.
sas s1s Lsoslds are bus iuiauts.
Assesdiss 10 Prof 6iaos Nsseoub
Iespsl's sepss hes been dssd osly
sAxsy.shsss husdrsd yssrs. The ossss
~ shs ssplosies vss the beat gsosrstsd
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- u soss sAsosgt space.
TIE eight. - sho great Gerry body
easss juse millioe Iaolssu srHs
osss hsvs tsss essA aud awful beyond
shs psvsrs of sanss soeprsheosioo.
Bet Tor the irsgutsts. Of The burn.
is- body shsss sosId bs 40 rest. The
!. sole bss rslsaslsss lorsss vhish drew
sAs larger body shsoagh countless sges
slesg . sssssia path we're u work slso
aaeeg The sAssssrst ayiee particles.
They fell isso line. The frae usoss
forged 10 the fross and the smaller
passielss ssll 10 behind for . million
silss ssd sors. Thu ascending jour.
ssy. interrupted for shile. was taken
- sgsis slesg the old path.
The sossss Of Tsupsl's comet, and
cs iss ssbseqssos frsg gnsuss. completely
sssisslss the osbi, Of shs earth. seueh-
isg 10 - eas place only on i,s oussr
edge. Once osly 10 ehiriy three years
'dees Tsspsrs comet complete 10 orbit.
ssd once only do the frsgueps ofstbe
deed souss. myrisds 10 nouber, trail
ssssss she orbis Of the earth. Wheo
shis dsss hsppso. however, uillioos Of
shsss particles ara drsws frUm
shsis ts6is end isll toto tho ssuosp phsss
ot the ssssh vith 30 eject which
dssslss shs spsssssoss.
The sisgls meteor OF nsssosits that
ostes chen 10 strikes The sarsh's ssuos.
phsss the 20 called shooting star 10 .
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( plasss. ssd is vssdsss more or lsss ss
sssdsu shsesgh space ussil IL comes
vishIs sbs circle OF st,rsstioo Of some
lsyess My, shes gravity causes Il 70
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shssssh 10 sssssphsrs che ms.soriss
esssssoes - ossh beat that Il 10 entire.
y eeessosd; shs asusor. bsipe larger.
sess1ouss % end sssikes the earth.
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!, che assses 10 90 gree, il bursss before
sooiso 10 sosssss With aoy solid sub.
stsSss. 10 sush ssss 10 10 termed Q
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q b ths telescope OF BY The sstsd eye
ezsspe 81 shs bsillisss aousss Of i,s
dsast.
4 Bet The eoess 10 Q orss,urs Of the
ebies more TO bs ssekousd With
Essssie - i,s vssdsrisg nay seen to
she sslsssssd, 10 reality i,s psrsuss Q
dsesiss coarse suong the more regular
esei's Of the sssrs. The length Of toe
esbis vhish is travels varies
from The seopsrssivsly email distance
Of ssv sssdssd uillioss to QUO ,ba.
ssssAss isso The shosssuds Of billions.
The tine which di6sssas comets take 10
< completing their orbigs various from
three ssd half to hundred thousand
y>srs Tbs prseissoess Of as,rooomi.
eel ksoWlsdgs 10 suoh thss the sxso,
ssss per sseond Of ths movement Of
Shese bodies eso bs dstsrmiosd and tho
tine 81 which they will arrive ss any
givsa poiss Of their orbits eso be pre-.
diessd 10 shs seoood.
Regarding 'bs sppsoscbios ne,oric
displsy Prof. william A Hsrkpess,
sho 10 10 charge Of the ss,rooom icsl
departments Of the Uoiisd States Gov
srsnsos Navel Observatory. said:
I'VE are usibls to pr,dios the exact
hoor a shich the November msteoric
showers will besio. Froa the bess
present estimates j, may be expected
ihss the showers will resoh q mssimu q m
1 I .. On. on The morning Of the 15.h
of November. They will probably
begir shree or four hours earlier than