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198 REPORT—1852. . 
IV. Observations of Luminous Meteors, 1851-52. Com- 
Date! Hu Appearance or Brightness MWtain or aparks Velocity or 
te: snl magnitude. and colour. hsb duration. 
—————— ——— nnn nn nnn ae 
1851. | h m | 
July 4/11 16 30° |=twice 2 ......s0.ee. Orange - red,|Small separate balls. 3 secs., slowly; at ! 
the separate last vanished sud-j- 
| balls _ blue, 80.6 denly. || 
| very bright. QC) oF G00 
at ies Fd Jeegi%0 
came more 
purple. | 
2011 5 ......)=twice 4} ......... ealRedt esos ce Slight tail .......... Sandi He SEC. svcccactvecsc ca 
TUS0D ve. -s(As’a spark ieers.ot0e 5. Orange-red .../Slight tail ...........6+8 one [OPZISEC.  Cnescecess al 
29/10 36 ...... ‘Small, indistinct ...... WellOw:.-<se-7a0 Separate sparks .......++... O°5 sec. sesseseseseall 
10 39 ......|More than 1st mag..../Yellow. Less|/Separate sparks ............13 sec, ; slowly ...} 
than Istmag. 
Aug. 5/10 39 ......|. Sracaqetnesccieneccserencs =Ist mag. .../Train 25° long ............ Passed 1° 30’ above} 
7, 2° below , and 
Just below W Ur-) 
se Majoris. | 
PIO PB rates SIT ALLRepectaceubedeienas'e«|voucitecsace scene AG a Gparke. ,...0+0sla<e vesees[Mapidly seessyeees cul 
10) 8 23 ...... Large. ........ WW adseaatelsschivestoernescanlosuee= dees nOfevgss \oatenaa eespepalaees tetteeneeeeteneeas eal 
| 
22) 9 30 ...... Large ..... sesenaieescee| Sas SOCOM EO ..|Long tail .......... mod hans shee | esereeee iagsaweccececaa 
| 
ARTO BI va aseda|sesactnss doctcadcotererares =4th mag. ...|....... Sihetbecgeee ssssseveeeeees/Passed midway be i 
tween 2 Draconis} 
and a Urse Ma-| 
joris, through | 
Urse Majoris. | 
Sept. . 3/11" to 13" 
4| 9 40 ...... 
5] 9 40 ......)Small ..........:seeeseelenees Gr stnsle tiie s|naduac starts seg set's ane esas gata seaeeeneenecaeesengy 
Ue eee = 200 Mavrersecrsc.< fe LUG Satan yavecs. Continuous streak ...... oge|RADIG . 6. 00s000s<eeee 
10 25 .......= to Saturn ......... Orange - red. |Giving out stars .......... ..|Moved over 12° in 3} 
Brighter than secs. | 
Saturn. | 
10) 9G 3.0555 =3 times Venus in)/=4 times Ve-/Long continuous _ blue! sees. fied 
opposition. nus in oppo-| stream of light. | 
sition. Blue. | 
| 
P49) 15) cece: Verysmall,=7th mag./Colourless .,,|Continuous streak .........|Instantaneous ...... 






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