Never was dawn so welcome to the weary observers, who were not nearly so much chilled by the November weather, as by the disappointment at the meager display. Possibly the bright moonlight in the earlier part of the watch had dimmed the splendor of many of the Leonids, but where were the tens of thousands which were said to have fallen in 1833, or even the thousands which were observed in 1866, for not even one hundred rewarded us for our vigil in 1899? However, we were told to watch again the following year, when possibly we might meet with better luck, but our record as given in _Popular Astronomy_, Vol. IX, 1901, shows that only forty-four meteors were seen between midnight and dawn, and of these, seven were intruders. The cause of the failure of the return of the Leonids in 1899 was due to the fact that the planet Jupiter had so much disturbed the orbit of the meteor group of 1866, that from calculations made it was estimated that it would pass about two millions of miles outside of the earth’s orbit, and thus escape collision with our atmosphere. For this reason, few meteors were seen in 1899 and 1900, though in 1901 and 1903 pretty brisk showers of Leonids were visible, though they were nothing like the magnificent displays of 1799, 1833, and 1866. A new shower derived from Pons-Winnecke’s periodical comet was witnessed from Bristol on June 28, 1916. A very brilliant and abundant return of this display may occur during the last week of June, 1927, when the earth and comet will be exceedingly near each other. The following suggestions may be helpful to those who may feel inclined to make a hobby of recording meteors which are far more plentiful (quite a number making their appearance on any clear night) than comets, which are, comparatively speaking, rare visitors. Practically no appliances of any kind are required. The main essential is a knowledge of the various constellations and of the stars visible to the naked eye, a knowledge soon acquired by a study of some good atlas of the heavens, such as my father’s _Half Hours with the Stars_. This contains twelve charts, one for each month of the year, with accompanying letter press.