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REPORT — 1853. 



Date. 



Hour. 



Appearance and 

 magnitude. 



Brightness 

 and colour. 



Train or sparks. 



Velocity or 

 duration. 



1852, 

 Sept. 12 



13 



h m s 

 9 5 p.m. 



9 31 p.m. 

 9 40 p.m. 



10 8 p.m. 



11 59 45... 



Larger and brighter 

 than X Lyrae. 



Red 



1st mag. 

 3rd mag. 



3rd mag 



= 2/.. Ill-defined edge, 



Red .... 

 White . 



Orange. 

 Blue.... 



12 2 



= 3rd mag. 



Yellow. 



16 



17 



12 3 



8 30 p.m. 



10 15 p.m. 



10 19 p.m. 



8 16 p.m. 



8 35 p.m. 



9 12 30 



p.m. 

 9 55 45 



p.m. 

 10 4 30 



p.m. 



10 11 25 



p.m. 

 7 46 p.m. 



Small ... 

 3rd mag. 



Yellow .... 

 Yellowish. 



2nd mag., 



1st mag. and brighter 



than a, Aquilae. 

 2nd mag 



White . 

 Red .... 

 Orange. 



2nd mag. 



Red 



2nd mag.. 

 2nd mag.. 

 2nd mag., 



3rd maor. 



1st mag. and as bright 

 as a. Lyrae. 



Yellow . 

 Orange. 



Train 



Long streak. 



Streak 



Streak 



A few above it. 



Train 

 Train 

 Train 



YeUow 



Orange 



Blight blue ... 



Train 



Train 



Rapid 



Moderate . 

 Rapid .... 



Rapid . . . 

 1 second 



Instantaneous , 



Instantaneous . 

 A few seconds . 



Moderate 

 Moderate 

 Very rapid 



Train very much like the 

 brush of a fox's tail. 



Rapid 



Rapid 

 Rapid 

 Rapid 



Train 



Moderate. 

 Very slow. 



