A CATALOGUE OP OBSERVATIONS OP LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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Direction or altitude. 



est to South. 



om /3 Cassiopeiae to 

 I near a Cygni. 



B. This was very well seen, 

 the observer happening just 

 to look in that very spot when 

 the meteor started 



om about 6° S. of a Arietis to 



about X Ceti. 



om about S Urs. Maj., passed 



just below X Draconii, and 



vanished between Mizar and 



a Draconis. 

 lorn about <y Urs. Min. to 



Lyrse. 

 lom Polaris to within 5° E. of 



y Draconis, and 10° N. of 



« Lyrae. 



JlDm about ^ Urs. Maj. to 

 ijwithin 2" of X Urs. Maj. 



Was a very singular 

 object; appeared 

 at first as large 

 as a star of the 

 1st magnitude ; 

 then shot some 

 distance, and in- 

 creased much in 

 size; shot a se- 

 cond time, and 

 still increased ; 

 then divided into 

 and fell in 3 por- 

 tions ; gave 

 strong, brilliant, 

 and sparkling 

 light. Weather 

 cloudy ; drizzling 

 rain, and very 

 oppressive from 

 heat. 

 very|The train appeared 

 almost like the 

 train of a rocket, 

 and was visible 

 for 2 sees, after 

 the disappear, 

 ance of the head. 



|)m about 1° S. of /3 Ophiuchi 



and proceeded a short di 



stance to the N. 

 bra about 6° N. of 7 Cassio- 



peise to Polaris. 

 I:)m Lyra, passed between 3 



»nd 4° W. of Altair. 

 Am (3 and y Ursae Minoris 

 ^pelow head of Draco 



i 



General remarks. 



The first half of its 

 course was 

 curve towards a 

 Urs. Maj., and 

 the other half 

 was in a direct 

 line to X Urs. 

 Min. ; its path 

 resembling 

 sickle. 



Path nearly parallel 

 to last, and mo- 

 tion direct in both 



Place. 



St. Ives, Hunts . 



Observer. 



J. King Watts... 



Reference. 



MS. communicated 

 to Prof. PoweU 



-<r 



0-----0 



--0 



stone 



Ibid, 

 Ibid, 



Ibid, 

 Ibid, 



Ibid, 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Victoria Park 



London. 

 Ibid 



F. V. Fasel, Esq, 



Id 



Id 



Id 



Id 



H. Smith, Esq.. 



C.V.Oliver, Esq, 



F. V. Fasel, Esq, 

 W. R. Birt, Esq, 

 Id 



Mr. Lowe's MS. 



Ibid. 

 Ibid. 



Ibid. 

 Ibid. 



Ibid, 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 

 MS. 

 Ibid. 



