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REPORT — 1851. 



Date. 



1850, 

 Aug. 12 



13 



14 



Hour. 



h m 



8 p.m. 

 (soon after} 

 10 22 p.m. 



(g.m.t.) 

 10 22 15' 

 10 23 p.m. 

 10 31 p.m. 



10 32 p.m. 



10 32 15» 



10 33 p.m. 



11 9 p.m. 



11 40 p.m. 



10 7 p.m. 



10 55 p.m. 



10 57 p.m. 



11 15 p.m. 



8 45 p.m. 



9 48 p.m. 

 9 49 p.m. 



Appearance or 

 magnitude. 



5 size of full ([ 

 3rd mag 



4th mag 



3rd mag 



Like a spark 



At first = 5th mag. ; 

 at last = 3rd mas. 



= 5th mag. 

 = 3rd ma<?. 



Brightness 

 and colour. 



Equal to the 

 rising C • 



Yellow . 



Blue ; it in- 

 creased in 

 brilliancy. 



Blue 



12' in diam. and glo 

 bular. 



Shooting stars nurae 

 rous. 



A shower of meteors, 

 too many to count, 

 all having the same 

 origin and direc 

 tion, only a few de 

 grees above horizon 

 and descending to it 

 about S.E. by S 



Verv small 



= 3rd ma" 



= 3rd mag 



Bright meteor. 



10 p.m. 

 10 p.m. 

 10 9 p.m. 



10 24 p.m. 



4 or 5 times larger 

 than !{. . 



Small, =4th mag. 

 = 3rd mag 



= 3rd mag 



=toa Aquilae . 



■■ 1st mag. 



Blue... 

 Yellow 



Train or sparks. 



Slight streak 



Divided streak 



Streak 



Train of light ., 



Splendid train . 



Duration 15 sec# 



I sec , 



Momentary . 

 Momentary , 

 Lasted -^ sec. ; ve 

 rapid. 



ioti second 



Velocity or 

 duration. 



i sec. 

 i sec. 

 Slow.. 



Pale straw 



Yellow 



Blue 



White 



Colour of 

 a Aquilje. 



Over 5° in 1 sec. 



Over 10° in 1 se 

 Over 12° in 1 se 



Leaving a long bright 

 streak. 



No tail. 



No tail . 



Splendid train, 15° long.. 



Duration 2 sees 



Duration 1 sec, 



Over 20° in 4 s 



t From a point about XIX'' 00 M 100° N.l 



