322 ExTKA Meteorological Observations, August 9 — September 7, 1844. 



ADDITIONAL METEOROLOGICAL NOTES. 

 1844. 



d. fa. m. s. 



Aug. 9 15 17 59. A meteor from N. by E., altitude 30° towards NNE.; magnitude 1-2. 



18 51 SSW., 15° SW. byS.; 2. 



20 36 SE. SSE.; 1. 



22 11. Two meteors from S. by W. ; altitude 30° towards SW. ; magnitudes 2 and 3. 



25 21. A meteor from 10° S. of a Lyrse towards W. by S. ; 1. 



26 5 to SW., moving SW.; 3. 



29 53. A meteor of the brightness of Jupiter moved from 7° W. of Benetnasch towards SW. ; 



the line of motion making an angle of 60° with the W. horizon. 

 38 37. A meteor to SE. by E. ; direction of motion N. by W. to S. by E. ; magnitude 2. 



50 14 E. moving almost due E. ; magnitude 1. 



The twilight now became rather too strong for seeing any except very bright meteors. 

 About li*" 30" there were appearances to NW. somewhat like Aurora; the magnets 

 were slightly disturbed, 

 ■i meteors were seen to Northwards, and 1 to E. ; clouds covering about half of the sky. 

 4 meteors seen to NW. 

 A meteor seen to NW., altitude -15° ; direction of motion SE. to NW. ; magnitude 2-3, 



SE. byE., altitude 45°; direction of motion NNW. to SSE. 



N.byE., 30°; SSW. to NNE. ; magni- 

 tude 3. 



SSW., 25°; NNE. to SSW. 



in zenith; SSE. to NNW. ; magni- 

 tude 1. 



58 close to Capella ; SW. toNE.; magnitudes. 



toN. altitude 50°; NvV.toSE.; 2. 



The sky became cloudy after this. 

 Sept. 7 7 10—15. Thunder first heard to SSW., faint. 25'". Several Hashes of lightning to SSW.; 

 altitude of Hash 1°; interval between flashes and thunder from 8= to 16^ 26-28™. 

 Several vivid ilmnier-bolts, apparently terminating iu balls ; one like a cima-reversa 

 of beads ; a flash about every 45*. 30". Vivid bolt from horizon to 2° altitude at 

 SSW. At this time thick scud from S. by W. 32". Faint flash, intei-val till peal 

 38s. 33". Splendidly twisted bolt, interval till thunder 385. All the flashes and 

 bolts seen on exactly the same point of horizon, SSW. 34J™. A flash from horizon 

 to 4° altitude ; it moved upwards like a straight bar ; thunder in strange interrupted 

 rumblings. 36". Two twisted bolts 4° separate, interval till thunder 22' ; before 

 one of the peals a sound [Scottice, sugh) like that of a distant waterfall. 36". Vivid 

 flash, interval till thunder 35'. 37^"- Vivid flash ; loudest peal yet heard, interval 

 25' ; the rumbling of the thunder continued 22'. 38^". A very \-ivid flash, 

 interval till thunder 15'. 39|". A very brilliant flash like a dotted rod, running up 

 two or three times in rapid succession from tlie horizon ; duration of the whole 

 flashes about 1'. 40"'. Three distinct flashes in one of great brilliancy. The flashes 

 are now very frequent and brilliant. 42J". One with interval till thunder of about 

 18'. Drops of rain. 43". Three or four very vivid flashes, interval till thunder 

 about 16'; these lightnings looked like three bolts rising up vertically, and termi- 

 nating in a sheet. Flashes very frequent, and a continued nnubling of thunder. 

 Becoming very dark to SSW. 45". Flash, interval till thunder 11'. 46". Flash, 

 interval 19'. At 46" a flash to SSE., with interval till thunder of 15', and one to 

 SSW,, with interval of 8' ; the lightning to SSW., a very vivid bolt rising about 8°. 

 47". Flash, interval 18'; duration of peal 30'. 48". Flash to SW., interval 15'; 

 duration of dumder 30'. 50". Very vivid flash, interval till thunder 14'; duration 

 41'. 50^". Flash, interval till thunder 11'; duration 30'. 51". Verj' bright 

 flash, interval till thunder 13'. 52". Faint flash. 53". A very vivid, almost 

 blinding flash, to S. by W., terminating in a bolt; interval till thunder 5'; sharp 



