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REPORT 1853. 



Date, 



1852. 

 Dec. 12 



17 



Hour. 



h m s 

 A few min 

 after the 

 large me- 

 teor. 

 4 50 .. 



1853. 

 Mar. 



11 



Appearance and 

 magnitude. 



Much smaller 



5 



5 3 



A remarkable cloud in 

 S.E. emitting red 

 flashes with a hiss- 

 ing sound, advan- 

 cing towards N.W., 

 scintillations more 

 rapid. 

 Ball of light in middle 



of cloiid=^diameter 



of 5. 



Brightness 

 and colour. 



Train or sparks. 



Doubtful 



8 5 p.m. 



7 44 



8 



12 15 ..... 



12 to 13 



2111 34 30 



29 



Dull red 



Large meteor 



= 4th mag. ... 



4th mag. . . . 



twice mag. . . 



Velocity or 

 duration. 



Very rapid 



Tail 5 or 6 times diameter, 

 emitting flashes. 



White 



Yellow 



Orange 



Straw-colour . 



Sparks . 



Long continuous light 



= size Sirius twice as biight 



as Sirius, blue 



30 



55 p.m. 

 20 p.m. 

 May 5 11 14 



23 p.m. 1st mag. and as bright 

 as Capella. 



Small luminous me- 

 teor. 



Large meteor 



10 



17 



June 611 



July 511 

 10 



15 



57 



20 p.m. 



50 p.m. 

 15 



= 1st mag. 



Bluish-white 



Verj' faint . , 



White 



Orange-red . 



= lst mag. .. 

 = 3 times "4 



Small 



Much larger than '4 



Descended rapidlj 

 detonating an 

 hissing. 



Approached fb 

 shore throwin 

 off portions; ni 

 cleus suddenl 

 exploded, givin 

 out bright light, 



Quick 



0-2', slow.. 

 0*5', slow.. 

 0-2% rapid 



Long train 



2*5 sees. 



Moderate . 



No spai-ks ... 

 Without stars 



Colourless 



Bluish 



White 



Without appeqdage;^ 

 No sparks 



White 



Very bright 

 blue. 



Slowly 



0*5 sec, slowly 



No sparks 

 No tail 



1 second v 



Slow , 



Rapid 



Motion slow 



