





REPORT—1852. 


























Appearance and Brightness Velocity or 
Date i, nighitnde, sett caton Traigggr sparks, Duration. 
1852. | hm 
July 3/10 30 ...... 6 times 2/, gradually|Pale blue......|Long streak......... paae ene Slowly, 8 secs. ... 
diminished in size. 
1210 47 30° |< at opp. .........]... afigdoa: vadeed we(Li@Lt & CLAM cs edecccabetaneses 2° SECS. .csccevsever 
NSINO 4G) See sielesorssecpeeacences ses Banas (OM Alas ca cee, che Retains cs aveeasegopeee wade cuman Horizontally from } 
through ¢ Ser- 
pentis. 
AES OP csdosieeses pecenmalee eras ahesarcen Small ....... Su Bcos bet ncecotcanrerpccuaacs ...../Through zenith 
from S.E. to N.W,| 
19/11 10 ......). ste piotiese trio ana aecices/et = Brilliant ..... ./Leaving a lengthened train|Fell parallel with 
milky way, pass- 
ing near # Cygni,) 
moving to E. 
VO) S9 15" 9) =—Andimap. ..2.-..sa0- Colourless_ ...Continuous streak ......... Slowly, 1-2 sec. ... 
M2 Geese. « SOU El DAR tae denses «ales Colourless ...\Continuous streak ......... 0°2 sec., rapid... 
22/11 59 57° |=3rd mag. ............ Colourless ,..|Continuous train...........+ O°2)SeCs«). 3.0c.ceeeam 
12 0 30...;=3rd mag. ...... +e+.+.(Colourless ...\Continuous train.........++ O°2 SEC. secreroevees 
23/11 45 ......=3rd mag. ..... Fgee0% Colourless .../Continuous train............ O-lesec......c0ere ae 
Aug. 5/10 32 p.m. |Bright........... conan Red. shisceiesses Wath, train ......scctieestes «neal euneeeeeeretone. ete 
10 43 ...... DMA eaaves awe tasoe ess |senaearpossst arias Faint train .........scccsecses Rapid... 022205. «2 
GTO RAS ihes news| MOLCON cc. ssidoetuerinsicas|armosienthiececanns|acnsensdosnsuiesincesttiogtecesbsctas| eemaetee see te aathen cams 
LOWSS scene MleheOtss 3, .-cndecesencs| ste vaca cess otences| aoe cavteesesoreasceee Spide ch ulelnwe| Seton Cagis ce erveae 4 
1011 5 ...... Wie IGI Seaeecice-occobococd - Pesieedecscassoad| unoceasedevsves «capecdusendses see) ndieaimeeanctmn ers a 
1D 9D 7 s2-|MebEOr: ...60.5 Seeweess BCOS-OnCOe Es CNEL HES ECO InDOLOSDEEr conaccrisstcc Jo|- stueRareBeseee eset 
PO eee seas MeCbeOL sce. svc ctuscesses|sccossascesensssua|soactinrresSensiuoepesaveveet tides] Witeeten neem ntetee am 
LUG astiod Metepreeeocastesre-r-|oeeeacace ssepsscas lseesiocieauslanesiassesniis< ine elenn| SONaaee ek ee team 
ML LO ethsas MIGTCOM ncescdetiessoeren|addeaess st atasasie Wathytraim -.s.ecdecscoccsune deen pirere peste sven % 
| ee IMCREOR. cot ideaseslncenctlacetoaaue das sovbae|seaus ca eas acisaeelzeaoe suds odes See Ree ee ee eee 
15| 9 52 ...... Meteor........ Racecar SalacGeleceveus ses asl sdieises sobs aia avin va ore etiee's aceite] Meeteee eee ware 
V. Observations of Luminous Meteors made at the Observatory, Stone 
1851. 
MIB. 0 LO] vvanaecerapabes hon vessccssescstahesetesisival souinudcecsas oasens| =e sin’. cpi enlace aden ofenmecems enacen Mneemametentten 
LON. Savecweduepea|seresesecdensacsaen ts ss IBIUC sen esses ITPA, cs secnslsectensene pee nes aeeeenaas aeetaner sone 
20/10 3 p.m. |Brighter than a star 
of the Ist mag. 
whee eernee 
medz to Markab. 

A train as long as twice the 
distance from « Andro- 

‘Slow; visible di 
ring 4 secs. 

