A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 3 
Observations of Meteors in 1843 and 1844, communicated by Dr. Buist. 
See Appendix, No. 3. 
From the unpublished Reports of the Colaba Magnetic Observatory. 

Date. 
1843. 
Nov. 8...... 
Qaverae 
14....., 
15..... 
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3 42 a.m.,,./A meteor passed from S.W. to 8. 
11 39 p.m.,..|Do. from a little above the horizon to- 
wards W, 
0 52 a.m....)Do. northward from below the zenith 
1 37 a.m..,.|Do. from little ahove the S. horizon to 
the S. horizon. 
3 28 am....|Do. by the zenith from N. to S. 
Do. far below zenith from the N. to S. 
horizon. 
8 35 p.m..,,|Do. a little below zenith. 
8 41 p.m.,,./Do. another in the same direction. 
8 46 p.m.,..|Do. another a little below zenith in the 
N.W. 
8 49 p.m.,../Do. another in the zenith. 
11 27 p.m....\Do. a little below zenith towards 8. W. 
11 55 p.m....|Do. a little above the horizon in the W.} 
1 45 30°a.m.|Do, from « Argus to the 8, W. 
1 57 a.m..,.|Do, from Sirius to the E. 
10 22 p.m.,.,/Do. from far below zenith to the 8. 
10 26 p.m....|Do. from a little above the horizon to 
the E. : 
10 33 p.m..,,|Do. from a little above the horizon to 
the E. = 
Do. from a Jittle above the horizon to 
the 8S. 
Do. from a little above the horizon to 
the N. 
10 45 p.m. 
10 55 p.m.... 
0 24 a.m.,../Do. from Orion towards the E. 
6 37 a.m..,.|Do. from a little above the horizon to 
N.E. 
10 58 p.m....|/Do. from a little above the horizon to- 
wards E. ba, 
11 22 p.m...,/Do. from a little above the horizon to- 
wards N. 
11 37 p.m.,..|/Do. from a little below zenith to S.E. 
11 52 p.m.,../Do. from far below zenith to S. 
8 24 p.m.,,./Do. in the N. 
10 7 p.m.,..|Do. from a little below zenith towards S. 
8 33 p.m.,..|Do, from N.E. to N. 
10 3 p.m.,../Do. from S. to S.E. 
....|Brilliant meteor from about 15° above 
the S. horizon to it. 
..{Small do. to the western horizon from 
a little above it. 
....|Do. by Ursa Major towards eastern 
horizon. 
Do. westward from the zenith............ 
....|Meteor passed to the 8. horizon from a 
little above it. 
..|Brilliant do. to the western horizon from 
a little above it. 
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Magnitude.} Duration. 

sec, 
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