262 Mr. J. Glaisher's additional Observations on 



XLIV. Near Chester. The Kev. Henry Linthwaite, B.A. 



" As I was riding home on the night of Monday the 1 1th, 

 about a quarter before eleven o'clock, with two friends, our 

 attention was excited by the instantaneous appearance of a 

 very bright meteor, which illuminated for a few seconds every 

 object around us. 



" Its altitude was about 60°, and it appeared to pass through 

 a distance of 18°, as near as 1 could judge. Its position was 

 nearly south, and its direction almost perpendicularly towards 

 the earth, but slightly inclined eastwards. The colour of the 

 head resembled that of the moon, but was brighter, and gra- 

 dually deepened into a very beautiful rose-pink. It appeared 

 to be extinguished or hidden behind a large cloud ; no sparks 

 from it were visible. The time of its path was not less than 

 4 or 5 seconds. I called on Dr. MofFatt, and communicated 

 these particulars to him on Tuesday, the day following, and 

 pointed out to him the exact position in the heavens where 

 the meteor was visible." 



This account was sent to me by Dr. MofFatt with his usOal 

 monthly meteorological report, and at my request the follow- 

 ing measures were taken : — 



" We have done our best to ascertain the altitude and 

 azimuth of the meteor as it was seen by the Rev. Henry 

 Linthwaite on the 11th of February at 10^45™ p.m. His 

 memory, with regard to the locality of the meteor, has been 

 assisted by a recollection of its relative position to certain stars 

 in Orion, Auriga and Gemini; and as our observations have 

 been made about a month after the appearance of the meteor, 

 we did not omit taking into consideration the difference in the 

 hour (about two hours earlier) of the culminating of these 

 constellations. 



** Mr. Linthwaite was seated sideways to the object when 

 he first saw its hght, so it must have travelled some distance 

 before he saw the body ; but at the time he first perceived it, 

 it appears that it was equidistant from the foot of Auriga and 

 the right arm and club of Orion, from which it pursued a 

 course towards Gemini, where it was lost from view behind 

 a large dark cloud which extended from N.E. to N. 



" Its altitude at its first appearance was thus found to be 

 35° 36'; and when lost behind the cloud it was at an altitude 

 of 42° 54', and azimuth about 18° E. of S." 



XLV. St. Cuthbert's College, Ushaw, Durham. Com- 

 municated in a letter to R. C. Carrington, Esq., of the Ob- 

 servatory at Durham, from the Rev. John Gillow. 



*' I shall be glad to furnish the meagre data that I have 

 been able to collect respecting the meteor seen here on the 



