Abstract
POSSIBLE RECURRENCE OF A METEOR SHOWER.—On the morning of December 5, 1921, there was observed a very rich shower of meteors from Leo Minor at 156° + 37°. The event was witnessed at the Astronomical Observatory at Tokyo by the observers there, who recorded 44 meteors in 55 minutes, radiating from the special shower alluded to. The position in the N. part of Leo Minor from which the meteors were directed has been known for many years as the centre of a rich shower of swift, streaking meteors in October, November, and the first half of December. It was well observed at Bristol in 1876, November 20–28, from the point 155° +36° (21 meteors), and is especially described as a possibly new and very active shower in NATURE for December 21, 1876, p. 158. Should this meteoric display recur in the present year it may be looked for in England at about midnight and the two hours immediately following, on December 4. The moon will, however, be nearly full and will moderate the character of the display. It will certainly be important to observe it if possible, and it is hoped that the sky will be attentively watched on the date in question.
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