96 REPORT—1850. 
Magnitud : é Velocity or 
Date. | Hour. b nehtn i Colour. Train or explosion. etn. 
1849. | ἢ m 
Dec.19} 5 15 p.m. |Bright nucleus=2 (δ 3|....e...e0ee seeeeee.{Lrain increased in length|Uniformly through 
(G.M.T.) another estimate as meteor advanced; 65° in 30 secs. 
=4 4. length established from 
30’ to 5°; no explosion. 
Ἂ Δ᾽ aveuenccuseeersacelnce δον ον αοουοοῦοοος TYAN, ρον υνυοικο εἰ οξδο ιν «ἔνα Through 76° in 15 
secs. 
10 16 p.m. |=2nd magnitude, but\Orange-red_...|No streamers «........-..0++ Slow; 4° in 1 sec... 
brighter than Ist. 
20) 7 58 30° |Size=4th magnitude ;|Blue ............jssseeeceessssesscecceeeeescsseees Rapid ; ᾧ sec.ssscoeses 
brightness = 3rd 
mag. 
23) 6 36 30° |Size=% ; brighter (Fine red......... A few separate sparks...... 1} SC. scoseccacsneven 
than ¢ at 9; cir- 
cular disc. 
7 30 p.m. |At first small, but in-].,........csecseeeee Scintillated like a rocket|2} 5608. ...cecseesccee] 
(G.M.T.) creased to brighter before disappearing ; no 
than Aldebaran. explosion; left a con- 
siderable train. 1 
80, 5 21 p.m. |=2nd mag............. Rather red...... Nojstreak.< οςςυ οὐ ἐπ ἐν Instantaneous .....0 
5 45 p-m. Brilliant ....... eeeeeeee Peer eer eee rere ree Peer eee eee eee Rapid seeenceees οὐνοοοῦο 
Globe about 4! diam. |.......... Petites s ilessessmaadanie sant svdideccdtnentacleesiae ἔριν δου, ἀκα 
1850. 
Jan. 30) 6 23 p.m. [Βο]146 brighter than!Reddish .........|Bright train; no noise ...JAbout 34 secs. ...... 
é at brightest. . ᾿ 
6 50 p.m. |Several small, and One|.......csceessseres|eeeeeececcceeesccescssseseressnne|teeseennse seeeeerecessecenl 
— 2 - ΄ 
8 48 p.m. |Much larger than 2 |.ccecsccssssceseveeleececcesereceseteeersenrenens | adel budewadawanees cos εὐ 088 
9 30 p.m. |Smaller than 2 ....0.|-sscecessseecceeeees Oblong form ...........eeee[enees ΠΣ ere 
Feb. 3/ 8 10 p.m. |=4th mag. .........4. Yellow ......... NO train ....cc.seceesenevee = |SIOW ccecsseceeneceenee] ς 
Al 8. Gb pm, | Padirdngh siiesbsgapeliecescensesconstocss Slight train .......... ee ee ΓΕ | 
6) 8 15 p.m. |=1st mag. ..........6 Mellow: τς ἡ ΡΠ cua Quick ......c0ceeee vee 
8 20 p.m. |=4th mag. ..........4 Orange ......... INOitAileweccocsaasthater tse ee Rapid ......... seneeoees 
7| 7 Op.m.|Large, =moon ....,.|..++ ὝΕΣ ΡΠ ΡΠ. ταν δ εν ees 
9) 6 30 p.m. |Many shooting stars..|.....cc++seeerseres Some with streaks .........|« Ἐπὴν Ἐς vad 
& at 11 ἢ 
MD AS psmisiisececeseesesenne Sap aslsslsse|asedcecouvssscsnaus'|ycicaasscleiscd seat ls vucnisviced udualel == eteyehantmmeatwers ree ia 
10] 8 30 p.m. |Brilliant, =2 moon...]........c00e μεν Τα} =4 times diam. of {Instantaneous .,....] | 
head. ; 
8 46 δ᾽ == Sirius, but brighter δοῦπος σε τυτως ΓΙ. ΟΠ, ΒΑΡ ἃ οτος ϑεους ἐπευϑονη f 
8 46 50° |=Rigel ..... ceceeeeeee[BIUC ..eeeeeeee-(Leaving white streak .++.,.|Rapidssessescssceceoeeel | 
