The April Meteors of 1901

Abstract

A SERIES of very clear nights enabled these objects to be looked for in favourable circumstances this year. Moreover, the moon was absent, so that the smaller class of meteors could be well seen projected on the dark blue of the cloudless sky. Meteors are usually very rare in April, and it is only the shower of Lyrids, occurring in past years on about the 20th, that has made the month interesting to meteoric observers. The display apparently returns annually, but it is often inconspicuous and rarely proves as rich as the August Perseids.