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REPORT — 1851. 



Date. 



1850. 

 July 



12, 16, 

 30, 

 13 



14 



Hour. 



h m 

 10 p.m. 



16 



23 



25 



Appearance or 

 maKiiitude. 



Twice the size of J/. . 

 Twice the apparent 



size of If. . 

 Meteors very nume 



rous. 



Brightness 

 and colour. 



Colour of 2^ . . 

 Same colour 

 as v.. 



11 20 p.: 



8 54 2'-42 Large 

 Grantham 

 M.T. (Nearly 

 daylight, 

 no stars to 

 be seen.) 

 8 54 p.m. 



Large 



9 30 p.m. 



August 1 



9 57 20= 

 9 57 25' 

 11 05 p.m. 



G.M.T. 



16 a.m. 



O.M.T. 



9 57 p.m. 



= to Venus as 

 a morning *. 



White (O ou 

 the point of 

 vision). 



Several luminous 

 baUs. 



Very fine night ; no 

 meteors; the 24th 

 was cloudy. 



From 4th to 5th mag, 



Train or sparks. 



Velocity or 

 duration. 



On bursting left a train of 

 light 1° in length, at an 

 altitude of 25°. 



From 4 th to 5th mag, 



4th mag , 



3rd mag 



10 21 p.m. 

 10 22 p.m. 

 10 25 p.m. 

 10 p.m. 



9 50 p.m. 

 10 55 p.m. 



9 45 p.m. 



9 50 p.m. 

 9 53 p.m. 

 9 55 p.m. 

 9 57 p.m. 

 9 58 p.m. 



10 03 p.m. 

 10 05 p.m. 



=3rd mag. , 

 = 2nd mag. 

 = 3rd mac;. 



Time 2 sees. ?> 

 report heard, a 

 tliough listenc 

 for. 



Slight smoke 



With streams of light.. 



Slow. 



Small , 

 Bright 



Duration 1 sec. ., 

 Duration 1 sec, 



2 or 3 sees 



Momentary .... 



i 



Small 



Small 



4th rnag. 



= 5th mag. 

 = 5th mag. 



= 4th mag. 



1 mag., bright as Arc 

 turus. 



2nd mag 



3rd mag 



3rd mag 



4th mag 



1st mag 



1st mag 



2nd mag , 



Train of light 

 Train of light 



Ued 

 Red 



Immediate 



Visible -J- sec. .. 

 Duration 2 sees. 



Time 1 sec. 



Coarse sparks 



Fine sparks 2 or 3 sees 



None 

 None . 

 None . 

 None . 

 Sparks . 

 None . 



Duration 0'*5 .. 

 Duration 2 sec. ;i 



tion tolerably rs 

 Durations-sec. ;i 



tion tolerably n 

 2 or 3 sees. . 



2 or 3 sees. . 

 2 or 3 sees. , 

 2 or 3 sees. , 

 Momentary 

 2 or 3 sees. 

 2 or 3 sees. 



* The courses of all the meteors of Aug. 6, produced backwards, meet in IV^ 00™ JR 45° N.P.D 

 giayity : such was that of July 25th. The foUowiug days spent in Monmouthshire the weather 



