14 



REPORT — 1851. 



Date. 



Hour. 



Appearance or 

 magnitude. 



Brightness 

 and colour. 



Train or sparks. 



Velocity or 

 duration. 



1850. 

 August 9 



li m 



10 20 p.m. 



10 



Cloudy. 

 Some clear 

 intervals. 

 10 p.m 

 (about). 



Inl^ hour 75 meteors. 

 All except 4 or 5 

 emanated from a 

 point near .8 Came- 

 lopardah. [rous. 



Meteors very nume- 



No meteors seen. 

 Nearly =to full([ ... 



p.m. 



1 p.m. 



5 p.m. 



6 30' 



10 10 p.m. 



From 

 9 15 p.m. 

 to 11 p.m. 

 9 30 p.m. 



9 35 p.m. 



(partly 



clouded) 



9 50 p.m. 



(clouded 



over) 



10 10 p.m. 



= 10 12 14' 



(g.m.t.) 



10 14 p.m, 



10 15 p.m. 



= 2nd mag. 



Red 



= lst mag. 

 Large 



Atfirstreddish, 



afterwards 

 brilliant blue. 

 The light cast 

 strong sha- 

 dows of ob 

 jects. 



Bright 



Bright 



Its train consisted of three 

 long tails which remain 

 ed wa^^ng backwards and 

 forwards for 30 sees. af. 

 ter the meteor had dis- 

 appeared. 



Bright train. 

 Left a train . 



Time 1^ sec. 

 Visible 2 sees. 



3rd mag. 



Small 



Very small 

 = 3rd mag. 



Time 1 sec. 

 Very rapid 

 Very rapid 



55 shooting stars 



= 2nd mag. 



Brilliant 



Train ; no explosion 



:1st mag. 



= lst mag. 



BrilUant train , 



Brilliant train , 



Large 



10 23 p.m. 



(partly 



clear) 



10 30 p.m. 



(entirely 



clouded) 



Bright flash in W.; 

 from centre a lumi- 

 nous line running 

 E. and W., first red, 

 then paler light, 

 darting backwards 

 and forwards alon 

 the line, became in- 

 distinct and faded 

 away. Shooting 

 stars numerous. 

 :1st mag 



Light, gave a 

 distinct sha. 

 dow. 



One (marked 

 1™) of extra- 

 ordinary bril- 

 liancy. 



Luminous track, lasted 30 

 sees. 



Instantaneous , 



Instantaneous , 



Instantaneous , 



Visible about i 



Brilliant train . 



Instantaneo! 



