214 REPORT—1852. 










Appearance and Brightness : Velocity or 
Date. Honr. magnitude. and colour. Traimer sparks. Duration. 
1851. | hm 
Oct. 17) 7 47 50° jst mag. ............... ellowWies5s occas] LE AiM\.. Zepdscodcar cecequa ree ada 
7 48 p.m. j3rd mag. .........ee00e- WELLOW «0.05.20 Ademasunsy  Egeavys.s'eveetevtucnsrs[EeeIUldes hen taseuneel 
7°50 p.m. 6th mag. ...:.......+.6. Red o.5.2. .susas ices + be4g- coxa. shve-sessnosse pe OACMAUE anv ecec as 
7 54 p.m. [3rd mag. .......0-++-5 White. *..55 dail svsaseua liye dagt -: abont+s eee aes 
8 Op.m. [5th mag. .............5 Red i354 cit deccolsapneapadeaas hte nne hs <gamte te Moderate .......s00 
8 17 p.m. [4th mag. ...........064. Mellow?’ :-;: -ats|Assphucs snetbenss kv as cece vad Moderate......... ae 
8 2) 30" list mae sos. ..s-.--ss- White 
8 24 p.m. [4th mag. ............... Yellow 
8124930" [2nd mag......i5;....... Blue 
8 26 p.m. |Ist mag. .............+ Red 
8 27 30...|1st mag. and as bright|Blue 
as @ Lyre. 
After it parted, that 
of the 2nd mag.was|Bright orange.|Train  .........ccsseeceeeseee .|Moderate.......0008 
that of the 4th was|Blue............ IPTAIN -c0sercasdess oun svveas+|MOderate ....sceeees 
8 35 p.m. [8rd mag. ..........0008 Bie is eiee ten NING varhicign Gal ceca ccpesuces Moderate....ss0++« 
SLO p.m, [Grd Mar ec ssccsrasaeses Mite ht DOG eats separa anes ta-Saeue tose ssaqesnae SIOW...cccceesseeeees 
9 25 p.m. [3rd mag. ............4+ BUC «5.22: 00543; |annesthconnene sss ducsashs+ enue 1d eeeeee 
Nov. 2! 7 1 p.m. /2nd mag................ IBYUG te daderas2|socasss.meesecsestracoetoreeiee 
7 2 p.m. |2nd mag. .............4. Le} hi Ge ck cope OOH BOSReECRCOEDEREO, Sacre ne Ly. 
a 2 14 en Nag vcencenes cn MBINC secercges cs 
4| 7 35 p.m. |3rd mag. ...........+05- Red it x. sarasaclldydeuddyeceacnyag@h-aecgas tec ipet ; 
20) 6 32 p.m. |3rd mag. ...........65 RING 5.5. oseeesse IN. xacaeSeeadsseceseovesce Repl mreaccieress 
. 
21) 6 45 p.m. |As large as Mars, with|Of the same 
a well-defined disc.} colour as 
Mars. 
22] 8 22 p.m. [8rd mag. ..........e000- Orange.........,JShort train .........ssseee. Id seeeus 
N.B. The above 89 meteors were observed within the space of three months and three days. From 
there have been many bright starry nights, on every one of which there has been a constant and car 
1852. é 
Aug. 3] 9 30 p.m. |Ist mag. and as bright|Light yellow .|Train ......s00.ssereeeseeeees 
as Jupiter. 
5/10 0 p.m. |2nd mag................ Reddish ...... il” srctectachenwraseemmeeee it mrs neta 
10 18 p.m. |3rd mag. ............06 NVellOWi...nene-. U1 ieee SHAE Seon ae acne © . 
15) 9 10 p.m. |2nd mag................ Whitish ...... Ill. .covconderecmmeneneenne Rapid ....c..+..amm 




9) 15 pan. lord makenesrtecss sre. Yellow......... ci Meme aa Beet (ah ip aAts Rapid. ........s0gm 
On the 10th August many meteors were seen between 9* 
