Amateur Astronomers To Observe Meteoric Showers

Students volunteering from Astronomy 1 and the Harvard Observatory will spend Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights observing and recording the Loenid meteor showers which appear annually at this time. Weather hazards and the variable nature of meteors make the success of the expeditions problematical.

Observations will be made from three separate points, the Oak Ridge Observatory at Harvard, Massachusetts, the Blue Hills Observatory in Milton, and Hopkinton, about 25 miles west of Boston, in order that the height, as well as the course of the meteors may be computed. The meteors will be recorded by the naked eye, the telescope, and camera, from 12 o'clock until dawn, but the weary hours of watching will be relieved by rest spells and refreshments.