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General remarks. Place. Observer. Reference, 

Direction or altitude. 









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No, 76 Urs Majoris. First 
seen R.A. 12° 53’,N.P.D. 31°; 
| disappeared R,A. 12 32™, 
_N.P.D. 26° 20’. 
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and A. S. H. 
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From 13° S. of Marac; passed|Moved very slowly. Highfield House 
_ 8° S. of Arcturus; continued| Before starting in- 
visible to near horizon ; va-|creased from a point 
nished suddenly. to 4 times the sizeof 
, ; Saturn, moved 15°, 
and then increased 
to 6 times the size 0: 









‘om just N. of Jupiter fell down- 
ae at an angle of 55° towards 
horizon ; it disappeared very 
the horizon i in haze. The 
just set, a half ( , and much 
glare in the sky at the time. 
When first seen was about } } size 
of € and had confused edges, be- 
ing a mass of prismatic light; af- 
descending slowly for a time} 
he confused light disappeared, 
and it assumed the form of a well- 
defined orange ball, twicethe size 
») 4 , and intensely bright. The’ 
eor disappearedin thick mist. 
obably the luminosity which 
surrounded it was rendered invi- 



./; mile W.N.W.of|R. Enfield, Esq. |Ibid. 
Bramcote. 

















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om ¢ Pegasi to 3° below Altair,|.++++++++esssereeeeeeees 
h brighter than Altair ; it 
became fainter, and moved 
horizontal direction some- 
t zigzag, then shot off more 
y towards 3 Poniatowski, 
De hich star it suddenly dis- 
ared, leaving a bright train. 
bove » Ursx Majoris to 1° peel UD Ges sn ctaabeseny dons 
elow that star. 
Ot Pegasi Bee PEPSI 500] vannvise an doweoteh seuwe 
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ygni to near 6 Lyre. 
1 BA Persei through the Plei- 






















