














220 REPORT—1852. 
Appearance and Brightness : Velocity or 
Date. a. magnitude. and colour. sete: iea Duration. 
1851. | h m ' 
Nov. 4| 5 0 p.m. [Brilliant .........c00cee[escccceseeessenees Fell slowly towards the W.]........ er) 
in a curve concave to 1 
horizon. 
10 2:p.m. |Large ....sscsrssseeneee Ee ROE ne Arann | 
24/10 15 p.m. [Large ...........ceeeeee Purplish, bril- arya eae'e sve lelatetbiels Ge lee’ 
liant. 
25| 7 G a.m. [2nd mag..........00000 Pale yellow jane|¢sssb ens corpesensceewahoneeusens About 1 sec. «..... 
1852. 
Mar. 12] 9 28°...... rial setddeacsanchases WSS! Sah wicins| pesciean cen icemeiiesen asvcecaeacinnt Slow: diecstes.tec¥eced 
10) Sire. LAR BO  eosne aster senioaces White, bril-|Sparkling, and _ stopped|Slow.......... Neteaee 
liant twice in its progress. 
April 20/11 25 ...... Ist Mag. ......ceccsseee|sossecenaeeccecees|ecerteneeeneeesccsnensasseoessees|seceeeaneeees dol sdeoeeet 
Till 35 oe. Atl MQ. .....secesveecclesccnsveetececcacelenscescesassesensseeeseeesesceeselacsuasenege seeeeeebeooes 
% Capella % Capella 
T B + B 
A Auroral beam. 
% aloes aathie B C Course of meteor. 
Pst i! rt 
Mea Lie vulbd ss 
repeat 
me A 
Cc . 
TRUBS? £../4ER mega lanes adescesees)anasers sveesercer|sveseessoasecs cP assassevesensonceasea 
12 25 ..000. == JUPILEL. eens soceesacs White ....00... Fine sparks ¢ . 
May 14/10 33 30° |=Vega  .....+...00e00- White ......... Fine sparks % w seaees 
About 
July 12) 9 59 p.m.|Apparent diameter|Very _ bright,/Noted shape Moved towards the} | 
G.T. little inferior to full| ruddy  co- N. very rapidly.) ‘ 
moon. lour. tail pointing to south. | Duration of visi- 
bility about 2 secs) il 
13/10 0 p.m. |Larger than 2. As it/Bright orange-|Disappeared without sepa-|About 2 secs. ...+. 
(London fell brilliancy in-| red, chan-| ration; no explosion. 
time.) creased; then seem- gingto near- | 
ed to decrease and} lywhite,and ! 
again toincreasetill] then red 
disappearance. again. : Teil 
29) 9 45 p.m. |=2nd mag., but gra-|Bluish white .|,...scsesccssecssseeeereeceresneeleeeenes sabteeveccecevs of 
dually decreased till] . 
=5th. 
Aug. 3] 9 15 p.m. |At first like a smalll..... snecesbuceses For about 15° gradually|Train ...sesscsseseed | 
(G.m.T.) | star, intensely bright increased in magnitude, | 
became brilliant, though 
white (as if inflamed), 
=2 diam. of 9 when 
brightest, and continued 
through about 30°, when 
it suddenly resumed its 
first appearance (as if 
burnt out) and continued 
onward some distance 
further. 

