A CATALOGCTE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 83 



Direction or altitude. 



General remarks. 



Place. 



Observer. 



Reference. 



om t Serpentis through 

 Ophiuchi, fading away near 

 ? Ophiuchi, having a single 

 ray in front. 



irough Polaris from the di' 

 rection of fi Cygni. 

 om 1° below « Andromedae 

 down towards S. at an angle 

 of 50°, moved over 30" of 

 space. 



om y Ursae Minoris through 

 Draco to near ? Ursae Majoris. 

 om /3 Herculis through a Co- 

 ronae Borealis. Very singular. 

 I could evidently see the 

 body(whichwas oval in form), 

 and apparently not j mile in 

 the air. The stars were shi- 

 ning brightly. 



•peared at t Aquilae, and only 

 moved over 0° 15' of space. 

 |om the direction of /3 Pegasi, 

 starting from a point 5° abovej 

 Is Pegasi, passed through %• 

 Pegasi, and faded near ft. 

 Aquarii. { 



It instantly increased from ai 

 point to its maximum size 

 and brightness, and after 

 travelling for 1 sec. as instan- 

 taneously disappeared. It cast 

 1 light upon the ground. 

 ,)m /3 Cygni towards Cassio 

 peia. 



st visible in S.S.W. at an 

 iltitude of 45°, it moved down 

 n a curve to W.N.W. burst- 

 ing at an altitude of 25°, con- 

 liderably brighter than the 

 noon, being as light as day. 

 .'or more than half its course 

 twasacolourless,well-defined 

 ;ircular body, leaving a streak 

 )f light behind in its track. 

 rtTien more than half-way, 

 .he meteor altered, increasing 

 o double its original size, 

 )ecame blue in colom-, and 

 he edges ill-defined. Dis- 

 ippeared suddenly, having 

 )een visible 2 sees, 

 rizontally from |° above 

 '^egn, moving from S.E. to 

 >f.W. 



, Observatory, 

 I Beeston. 



E. J. Lowe 



Ibid.. 

 Ibid.. 



Ibid. 

 Ibid.. 



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:^ — >■ 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 



E. J. Lowe's MS. 



Ibid. 

 Ibid. 



Ibid. 

 Ibid. 



Ibid. 

 Ibid. 



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