82 



REPORT — 1855. 



Date. 



Hour. 



Appearance and 

 magnitude. 



1855. 

 July 13 



Aug. 



h ni s 



11 14 30 



p.m. 



12 a.m. 



Twice size If. , and 4 

 times as bright as 



Brightness 

 and colour. 



Train or sparks. 



Intense blue... 



Disappeared suddenly when 

 at its maximum bright- 

 ness. 



= 2nd mag.' 



12 53 a.m. | = 2nd mag.*, and as 

 bright as 1st mag." 



1 a.m. !2nd mag.' 

 10 p.m. 



Blue... 

 Bluish 



Velocity or 

 duration. 



Very slow, last 

 2 sees. 



Tail Very rapid, Jth 



a second. 



Short tail lAlmost instants 



neous. 



As large as 1/., but 

 only as bright as 

 5th or 6th mag.* 



Colourless 

 Colourless 



Streak 



Trail of light left 



10 12 p.m. =2nd mag.* in size 

 and as bright as V- 

 5 or 6 times the size 

 of Jupiter. 



Blue. 



10 15 p.m. 



Bluish 



10 25 p.m. =2nd mag.' 



Instantaneous . 

 2 sees 



Resembled a reflected flash 



of lightning. 

 Long streak left behind 



10 52 p.m. 



= i size moon. 



Colourless,and' Streak 

 then blue. 



Instantaneous . 



Left a train of 1 il 

 behind 25°: 

 length, dura 

 1 sec. 



Blue Leaving a streak. 



1 14 a.m. 



= 2nd mag.' 



Colourless . . . 



Streak , 



