224 
Date. 
1852. 
Aug. 10 

Hour. 
hm 
From 
9 57 to 
10 57 
From 
10 0 to 
ui 0 
9 2p.m. 
9 8 p.m. 
9 18 p.m. 
9 27 p.m. 
9 27 30° 
9 28 p.m. Nearly as large as 1st}Commenced 
Appearance and 

REPORT—1852. 
Brightness 



Train or sparks, 



Velocity or 

magnitude. and colour. Duration. 
23 shooting stars ...|.. awecltaeekes aeiees Se ge aceh oeheah vailsdieasts Jaca laladalaes Manns, ae 
Numerous ; one large].........e0e..0e0 With long horizontal train|..... REPEC CEOS. 
Star. 
POCA EA dyes csosensusee| WiEte, NCTCH-|.x. 0c sedesccssevcenste seeeeeseeee(Obliquely — across 
Between 2nd and 3rd)...... iieecver ls a 
mag. 
2nd mag.......+ e+seee-(Bluish-white 
Small; Srd mag.....ocleccsersescccsveres 
Between 2nd and 3rd).......sseee.seeee 
mag. 
mag. star, 
sed rapidly in 
brilliancy un- 
til its extinc- 
tion. 
with consi- 
derable bril- 
lianey,which 
graduallydi-) 
minished as 
it proceed- 
ed, as if it 
were a long 
narrow cone 
of light, the 
base being 
first illumi- 
nated with 
great bril- 
liancy, and 
the apex ve- 
ry dim, as 
under. 


<2 
SS ee 
Colour _ bril- 
liant white, 
with silver 
greyish tinge. 
passed along. 
vanished. 
eee teem e rere eee e ee ee en aeneee 
Cassiopeia, about) 
half a degree N. 
of y. 
Obliquely towards 
the horizon, a lit- 
tle to E of y Pe- 
gasi: 
Slight scintillations as it|Shot from midway 
between Cassio- 
peia and Ursa) 
Major, towards, 
a Urse Majoris, 
where it became 
extinguished. | 
rateits Pia Meeks ca ceiceevinacescatee From Cassiopeia td 
B Pegasi. 
‘Slight train, which quickly|From Cassiopeia te : 
wards a Ursa 
Majoris, nearly) 
parallel to thé 
course of the stal 
seen by Mr. Hard) 
ing ; 
From Cassiopeia to 
wards Ursa Ma 
jor across f Cas) 
siopeiz. | 
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