Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 157, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 November 1933 — Page 14

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GREAT METEOR FALL MAY BE VISIBLE NOV. 15 Historic Shower of 1866 May Be Eclipsed Next Week. J?J/ Frirnr* Ffn \r*> PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 10—A shower of shooting stars, or meteors, rivaling that seer in November 1866, possibly may be observed during the night of Wednesday. Nov. 15, and in the early morning hours of the sixteenth. Dr. Charles P Olivier, director of the Flower Observatory of the University of Pennsylvania and president of the American Meteor Society, expressed the opinion that there is a good chance this month will bring a finer shower of these meteors than has been seen for years. However, remembering the uncertainty of these celestial projectiles, he declined to make any definite prediction of their numbers. Every November, about the middle of the month, some shooting stars are seen, which seem to radiate from a pomt. in the "sickle." in the constellation of Leo, the lion. On this account the November meteors are called the "Leonids." Leo now rises in the eastern sky at about midnight. Actually they are moving in parallel paths, and they seem to spread out from the point in Leo just as railroad tracks seem to spread out from a vanishing point in the distance, an effect, of perspective. They arp moving in an elliptical stream around the sun. a stream which coincides with the orbit of Tempers comet, discovered in 1867 and last seen in 1879. It is believed that they are the remains of the comet. Meteor Stream Crossed Every year at this time the earth crosses the meteor stream. They are sparsely scattered all around the path, so each year brings a few At one point. however, they are more thickly packed. In 1799 and 1833, years when they were particularly numerous, the earth went into the heart of this swarm, with the result that the whole sky was seen to be crossed by them, with hundreds visible at once. In 1866. the swarm once more came near the earth, but we only went through its outskirts. The result was a good shower, though not equal to its two predecessors. In 1899. it was expected, the thick cluster would again be encountered, but astronomers were disappointed and very few were seen. Later it was shown that the gravitational pull of the planet Jupiter, near which the meteors had passed a few j years earlier, had switched them aside. During the last few years the Leonids have been more numerous than for many years past, and this is believed by some authorities to indicate that we are again nearing the swarm, and that this month we shall reach it. Watching Groups Wait Dr. Oliver has organized a number of volunteer observers, who will watch the skies on the nights of Nov. 14. 15 and 16, to count the meteors they see. and to chart the paths of any particularly conspicuous. These groups are scattered at such distant points as Oregon. Utah. ! Arizona, Texas, Wisconsin, New

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York and South Carolina. Mast cf the watching will be done in the early morning hours, because the earth turns in such a way that then we meet the meteors head-on, while in the evening hours they have to catch up with us. He states that the night of Nov. 15 is the most probable date for the shower, but that perhaps it may be delayed until the next night, or may even come the previous one. It also is possible that the maximum shower, which may only last a few hours, may come during daylight jin the United States. If so, a good display might be seen in Europe or Asia, but not here. Amateur Aid Sought Meteoric astronomy is one branch of the science that is best observed with the naked eye. and Dr. Olivier requests the co-operation of amateur observers. Avery helpful work is to count the meteors seen during halfhour periods, say from midnight to 12:30 to 1 a. m. and so on. The numbers counted, together with an account of the location from which the observations were made, should be sent to Dr. Olivier at the Flower Observatory. Upper Darby, Pa. If any particularly brilliant meteors are seen, their time should be noted, also whether or not they leave a train visible after the meteor has disappeared. If a train is seen, the number of minutes or seconds that it lasts should be recorded. A person who knows the constellations might also make a chart of the paths of the brighter meteors through the stars. Os course, the best observations are made from a point in the open country, far from the lights and smoky atmosphere of a big city. Though the meteors may seem bright, they are really very small. Most of them are no larger than a grain of sand, and even one that exceeds in brightness all the stars of the sky may be no larger than a pea. They are not visible until they enter the earth's atmosphere. Then the friction completely burns them, in a flash of light, and they are completely consumed long before they get to the ground. Occasionally a very large meteor, weighing pounds, or even tons, does survive the trip through the atmosphere, and reaches the earth’s surface, but these fortunately are very rare. None of the Leonids has ever reached the ground, as far as is known.

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