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Date. Hour. 
1856. |h m 
Noy. 2811 45 p.m.|Severalshootingstars.\One very 
One remarkable. 
‘“‘likea flash] had disappeared; _re- 
of _light-|_ mained a few seconds. 
1857. ning.” 
Feb. 9) 9 35 p.m.J= J ceevaeseaeoe seease(Bluish white.|Left a whitish serpentine|Less than 1 sec... 
(G.M.T.) Intensely train for an inappreci- 
bright and] able instant. 
sparkling. 
Luminous Meteors observed in 1855-56-57, by J. King Watts, 
1855. a | 
Oct. 6/11 3 p.m. White .........{NO sparks ..ssssvees sevevees|SOWsceecerscceecennce| OM 
Noy. 30} 7 0 p.m. White .......sJocecsereeceenes vadetsenseemes cian SLOW. .cscsceccscessenctil 
Dec. 6} 7 15 p.m. White ......... Sparks ....ccccsseccnssseeoeees SLOW. sseceseceseesneee! | 
10 45 p.m. scmmoaseuaes Ahk No sparks ..... Fpnorenecre Rapid ...ccccccccsees} 
1856. 
Aug. 25/10 46 p.m. Reddish ......|Sparks .eossessseeeccessesenses|SLOWsseseseoeeeeseneee| Op 
Sp eeiea s 
Oct. 21} 7 16 p.m.|=Ist mag.*........00 Wihitesvec.. sce Many sparks and JongiSloweessessesessesnere 
train. 
27| 7 6 p.m.|=2nd mag.* .....000 IWRife Nees. cs00 Many sparks ........0c008 oo {Quick casseccscsseucntin 
8 25 p.m. |Large ceescecrerseeeee ..(Bluish-red_.../Long train and sparks after|Rather slow...+ss««+|_ 
it had become invisible. 
EP AAT 
Oe 
“QS ST SSS 
10 46 p.m./Small ...... snesaereses| WHILE Yecvsccace NOME sesseccccseceesseeeeves|RADIG sescesecvoeres 
Nove 507 SShp.m.|:...neesetorencceeeeks seoee|White ....000ee/e as Sassassneapaeaeteree rie teee Rapid .....s-ccccedel 
18] 7 30 p.m. |Very large ...s06...e0-/Red with pur-|Sparks ....csscceeessseceeeeees| SLOW seveesecss essences 
plish tint. i 
27\10 36. p.m. |Small ......cessceeseeee Ut str cccctsel tea 1, ee w«+|Quicks\<tsat aun 
Dec. 20} 9 45 pam. |=2nd) mag.® ...000...[WHItE sseccccce|sesseesvecccseaseesccceassseceees Quick’ ,....scoccsveslial 
1857. a 
May 14/10 15 p.m. [Large ....+scsesesseneee White ......... No sparks ........ PSCOON 321-0 SOW. ..cccscecsenconed a 
te. 
July 20/11 5 p.m.|Large meteor ......... White .....:... sesaeenseocseercseenecsasesrenare] R@EHED B1OW sma 
i : 
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Appearance and Brightness : "Velocity or: 
Magnitude. and Colour. Txeiniqy Sparks; Duration. — 
REPORT—1857. 
Bright train from a feW|..s.sseecssecevensseenss 
degrees from the zenith 
to about a degree W. of 
h , seen after the meteor 
bright; illu- 
minated ob- 
jects around 
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