222 REPORT—1852. 
Velocity or 
Appearance and Brightness 
Duration. 
pour. magnitude. and colour. 
Train or sparks. 




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i] so OD e rene | Se LSb WOARi kk wixssncde| reveals cha gunineds (Cds esedegleswesegeasiees teeeeevas[envaneecesenessenenereed 
8] 9 40 p.m. [Small ....0.0c....se¢se9| WHILE cevecoses vacate vicsej. 2k. csanstist a Reine te 
9 42 p.m. SyAll a veatscbscserdvpa set WHACC) Si ss vaste lscacan Set eeneeeeeees eeereeceeeses Rapid sees eeceseseree 
9] From — [80 shooting stars ...|.sscscsssssesreeeslecnsnssrsenestteeerecessstenserss|eeeeesnteanannaneneneagal 
BO DS: wees 1 brilliant .,........00)...eeeeeeeseeeeeee(Path illuminated for 30 or 
, 40 secs. 
10 21 p.m. |Large ...... rapraena vas| VUueOte ters sres}anacs=sseacenasetesasn sosocenscs{ APLC: sccvenceeesverae 




10 30 p.m. |) Magnitudes full 1st|Mostly stellar |Almost all left a luminous|Velocity as usuall 
a down to 5th or 6th. train. noticed. Duration 

No. counted in 1’ to 5” or 6”, 
10 40 p.m.!j northern sky.. 9 
» = Ad os No. counted in 
11 5pm. southern sky.. 13 
ll a ee northern sky.. 12 
4 ee he oy No. counted in 
ll 45 p.m southern sky.. 14 
No. counted in 
7 eae northern sky.. 12} - y Night 
ld i No. counted in cloudy. 
0 35 am.*|{ Southern sky.. 18 —i78 
9 20 pam. (Large .......c..0-sss0e| Whitish red...|Drilliant .....ssdaspasasvonvaal us sdGriseeesivaalltadll 
11 12 pm. 
ae counted in 
9 22 p.m. [Small crcreesscseveseve] WHItE 2. cccvecloccesccescccsessconneseesseeceese(S1OWs ss sascssecenecneh 
9 47 p.m. [Large ..........sseccee-|Reddish ...... Many brilliant ‘sparks, and|slow. endl 
a train similar to arocket, h 
thus ; | 
n+ t 
Slee ee | 
9 53 p.m. [Small ........... seve WIG i. Se nm ac ow wee Sa Bl WeiS% acess 
9 59 p.m. |Small ....... arias sobee White ... + ~~ + Sa, SNR A eae 
ARs Cee ' 
10 1 p.m. |Large ....... ape eenonanc| NVIIEE Sips ecu Brilliant: ..0.c0sssesessoestose{AlaWWoee veide db te eed ae 
10 1 p.m,*|Large ......... seccreres| WIIG ccseseee.| Brilliant seesssseeeesesecerses|SlOWsssssesereeeeeenes 
* On this evening,|which was ver,y clear, many other meteojrs were visible be 
sides the above, chieflly in the field b|etween Polaris, Ursa Majo\r and Lyra, five of 
six being visible at thje same time, gioing in various directions. 
Many the whole even-|None particu-|........... FidecatversveedevvesceleoadaucsamWersdveneiaa 
ing, 17 in 20 mins.| larly _ bril- | 
(from 105 45™, to) liant. | 
11) 5™,) 



