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REPORT — 1853. 



Date. 



Hour. 



Appearance and 

 magnitude. 



Brightness 

 and colour. 



Train or sparks. 



Velocity or 

 duration. 



1853. 

 Aug. 11 



12 



23 



h m 

 10 10 



11 2 



12 10 



12 14 

 12 19 



12 19 15 



12 19 30 

 12 22 



12 25 



12 28 



12 28 2 

 12 28 3 

 12 33 

 12 34 



12 41 

 12 41 15 



10 12 5 

 p.m. 



11 4 p.m. 



12 

 9 40 



= 3rd mag. 



= 3rd mag. 

 = 3rd mag. 



= 3rd mag 



Increased rapidly from 

 6th to 1st mag. 



= 3rd mag 



Blue 



Blue 

 Blue 



Blue 



Tail 



Tail 

 Tail 



Tail 



= 3rd mag. 

 = 3rd mag. 



= 3rd mag. 



= 4th mag. 



= 4th mag. 

 =4th mag. 

 = 2nd mag. 

 = 2 lid mag. 



= 2nd mag. 

 = 2nd mag. 

 4th mag. ... 

 1st mag. ... 



= -n-. 



28 



9 41 30 

 10 25 p.m. 



= 1 st mag. star 

 = n 



2', as bright as 

 Istmag.star, 

 yellow. 



Blue 



Many streaks, being 30' 

 long and 10' broad. 



Blue . 

 Blue . 



Blue . 



Blue . 



Blue . 



Blue . 



Blue . 



Blue . 



Blue . 

 Blue . 

 Yellow . 

 Red .... 



Streak 



Streak 

 Streak 



Streak 



Streak 



Streak 

 Streak 

 Streak 

 Streak 



Streak 

 Streak 



Short train 



= 11. , blue 



Separate stars . 



Blue 



Bright bluish. 



Separate stars . 

 Train 



Instantaneous , 



Instantaneous . 

 Instantaneous . 



Instantaneous . 



Streak remained 

 10 sees. 



Instantaneous,.^ 



Instantaneous . 

 Instantaneous . 



Instantaneous . 



Instantaneous . 



Instantaneous . 

 Instantaneous . 

 Instantaneous . 

 Instantaneous . 



Instantaneous , 

 Instantaneous . 



Moderate 



Moderate 



1-2 sec. 



0-7 sec. 

 Rapid . 



