A CAtALOGXTE OF OBSERVATIONS OP LUMINOUS METEORS. 27 



Direction or altitude. 



General remarlis. 



)1 towards « Ceti 



kal to S Aquarii 



a about 60° alt. passed 

 ithin 10° N. of 9 i at about 

 i" alt. burst into stars of 

 rilliant colours. 



'ed from half between ft and 

 and passed 2° below s Ge- 

 inorum. 

 )ugli southern confines of 

 igitta and towards a Aquilse, 

 4° N. of /S, and passed 

 irough No. 3 Aquarii. 



iral in all directions 



sky was clouded. Suddenly 

 very luminous appearance 

 ■csented itself, as seen 

 nrough the clouds. The 

 5ht was lenticular-shaped; 

 3 base rested on the hori- 

 m a little E. of S., the mid 

 e pait being from 5° to 10' 

 1 E. of that point. Its 

 •eadth at base was 4°, the 

 ititude of its apex (which 

 jipeared to be perpendiciilar 

 |i its base) was about 30°. 

 he brightest part was the 

 ^ntre of the base, and the 

 5ht shaded off gradually to 

 le edges. This probably was 

 large meteor. 

 ii.S.E., half-way to zenith... 



Overcast, a brilliant 

 vivid flash; could 

 it be a meteor ? 



r 1 zenith towards horizon in 

 .W. ; lost behind clouds. 



r 1 the zenith perpendicularly 

 )wn, in N.W. 



zenith towards N.W. 

 E. toW 



. . to S.E. 



IliioN'.'E. 



.JtoN.W 



,M half between S and t to S 

 ■tti. 



Place. 



Observer. 



Castle Donington 



Ibid 



Bombay : Mala- 

 bar Hill. 



Darlington 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Trowbridge 



Darlington 



W. 

 Id. 



A correspondent 

 to Bombay 

 Times. 



J. Graham, Esq. 



H. 



[Esq.* 

 Leeson, 



Id. 



Id. 



F. J. Astley, Esq, 

 J. Graham, Esq. 



tlighiield House, 



Oxford . 



Wild E.; supposed 

 by observer to 

 influence the mo- 

 tion of the me 

 teors. 



Circular, well -de. 

 fined disc. 



E. J. Lowe, Esq. 



Beeston Railway 

 Station (l^J mile 

 S. of Highfield 

 House). 



O.Kford. 



India : Bore 

 Ghaut. 



Ibid., 



Ibid 



Bombay 



Ibid. 



Highfield House 



Keference. 



Mr. Lowe's MS. 



Ibid. 



Bombay Bimonthly 

 Times, Nov. 15. 

 Communicated 

 by Dr. Buist 

 See Appendix, 

 No. 15. 



E. J. Lowe. 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 



B. M. S. Report. 

 Mr. Lowe's MS. 



J. Watson, Esq. 



A correspondent 

 to Bombay 

 Times. 



Id. 



Id 



Correspondent to 

 Dr. Buist. 



E, J. Lowe, Esq. 



Ibid. 



Statements made to 



Prof. Powell. 

 Mr. Lowe's MS. 



Bombay Times, 

 Nov. 20. Com- 

 raunicated by Dr, 

 Buist. See Ap. 

 pendix, No. 16. 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 



See Appendix. 



Mr. Lowe's MS. 



jte2° 51' 23"-75 N. Long. i° 18' 42" W. 



