He becomes America’s outstanding amateur authority on visual double stars. Burnham, originally from Thetford, VT would go on to discover a total of 1,340 new double stars. Burnham (Sherburne Wesley Burnham) discovered his 1st double star (B40) with a 6″ F/15 Alvan Clark Refractor. – The Leonid Meteor Storm–2000 meteors per hour were seen just before dawn.Some believe comet was a potent for upcoming Battle of Bull Run (21 July 1861) and the U.S. Comet seen in early morning sky at magnitude -2.0 and with a 90 degree long tail. Comet helped fueled the fire of the Adventist Christian Movement in VT and New England. Bright comet was magnitude 0.0 and had a tail 40 degrees long. – “Most Remarkable Exhibition of Aurora Borealis”–aurora borealis had strong red color and was as bright as the full moon.Comet Halley was visible in evening sky at magnitude +1.0 and a tail 20 degrees long. – : “The Great Leonid Meteor Storm”–10,000 plus meteors fell per hour.Rain fell which was black color and tasted like soot. – “Extraordinary Darkness”–daylight was changed to twilight. – Bright white colored aurora borealis covers the northern sky in 3 bands.Tambora, Island of Sumbawa (near Java, Bali) in April 1815 caused the cool down. Naked eye sunspots were seen all summer long. Snow in June, frost in July, drought in August, and snow in September. Summer 1816 – “Year Without a Summer”–strong halo seen around the Sun all Summer long.
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