





REPORT—1849. 





















Date. Peace Description. Magnitude.| Duration. 
1844. hm sec. 
Nov. 4....-| 7 46 p.m....|Meteor passed in a western direction 4 
from above the northern horizon. 
5....-| 9 35 p.m....|Do. in the N.E. towards the N.E. hori- 4 
zon. 
6.....| 7 56 p.m....|Do. from the zenith towards the S....... 4 
7...) 2 20 am....|Do. southward ........cceecseeeeeees APOE! 2 
2 32 am....|Brilliant do. northward, ee the zenith. 1 
2 57 a.m....|Small do. passed westward ...........+6++ 6 
Dea. 30°a.m. Meteor southward from the zenith ...... 3 
3 45 a.m....|Very brilliant do. rapidly from the E. o 1 3 
zenith to the S. 
4 46 am....|Meteor eastward from a little above 
the N. horizon. 
10 49 p.m....|Do. in the north, passed towards the N. 
horizon. 
10 57 p.m....|Do. in the N.E. of the 3rd_ magnitude. 
Two others in the constellation Orion, 
one of the 5th, the other ofthe 3rd 
magnitude; the latter a shooting 
one. 
11 22 p.m....|Do. in the zenith of the 6th magnitude ; 
another near Gemini, in the N.E. at 
11551” p.m., of the 3rd magnitude. 
8.....| 2 56 a.m..../Small do. from the Pleiades to the N.... 
4 22 am..-.|Meteor from the zenith to the S.......... 
4 24 am....|Brilliant do. westward from a little 3 
above the Pole-star. 
11 41 p.m..../Meteor inthe N.E. ....0....0 Siecesleins 
11 55 p.m....|/Do. in the N.E....see. sees eseeeeeseueee Aone 
9...... 0 23 a.m..../Do. northward from the zenithoss.:... < 
1 27 a.m....|Do. to the southern horizon from a little 
above it. 
1 40 am..../Small do. to the W. horizon from a 
little above it. 
2 22 am....|Brilliant do. from the west of « Orionis 2 
to S.W. 
2 41 am....(Three meteors passed from the north o 
the zenith, one to the west, one to the 
south, and one to the north. 
2 47 am....|Four or five meteors were observed 
going to and fro in the zenith. 
3 27 a.m....\Meteor rapidly from far below the zenith 
to N.E. 
3 42 am....|Do. followed by another smaller one, 
eastward from zenith. 
3 47 am....|Very brilliant do. from Ursa Major to 1 
the north. 
3 59 am....{Meteor from a little above the W. 
horizon to N.W. 
4 46 a.m....|Do. from above the horizon to west...... 
7 40 p.m....{Do. from a little below the zenith to S. 
7 57 p.m....|Do. from a little above the North Pole- 
star towards the horizon. 
8 27 p.m....{Very small do. from N. towards W....... 
8 38 p.m..../Small do. from a little below zenith to- 
wards N. 
9 27 p.m....|Meteor from the zenith towards W. ... 
9 32 p.m....|Do. from N. to N.E.........ecseeseceneeeeee 
10.....| 1 20 a.m..../Do. eastward from the zenith .,..... apbee 



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