Popular Astronomy, Volume 50Goodsell Observatory of Carleton College, 1942 |
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Page 448
... appeared as an unusually bright luminous meteor ; still lower , spark - showering rays appeared . As it disappeared on the horizon , it illum- inated the surroundings ( but to no great height ) as if with a red stage - fire . The entire ...
... appeared as an unusually bright luminous meteor ; still lower , spark - showering rays appeared . As it disappeared on the horizon , it illum- inated the surroundings ( but to no great height ) as if with a red stage - fire . The entire ...
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... appeared in the vicinity of the nation's capital well after dark on this October evening . It began over the southern border of Pennsylvania , a hundred miles west of Philadelphia , and traveled in a southeasterly direction , end- ing ...
... appeared in the vicinity of the nation's capital well after dark on this October evening . It began over the southern border of Pennsylvania , a hundred miles west of Philadelphia , and traveled in a southeasterly direction , end- ing ...
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... appeared entirely in the east - northeast , from northern Bohemia . At Brünn , the phenomenon resembled a sea of fire and lasted several seconds . From Stockerau the following is reported ( according to the detailed communication of ...
... appeared entirely in the east - northeast , from northern Bohemia . At Brünn , the phenomenon resembled a sea of fire and lasted several seconds . From Stockerau the following is reported ( according to the detailed communication of ...
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Bolide observed A bright 451 | 114 |
STELLAR DISTANCES FREDERICK SLOCUM | 117 |
METEORITIC FOSSILS BEN HUR WILSON | 125 |
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