84 



REPORT 1855. 



Date. 



1855. 

 Aug. 4 



Hour. 



Appearance and 

 magnitude. 



h m s 

 1 15 a.m. 



1 17 a.m. 



1 17 30... 



11 1 p.m. 



12 59 a.m. 



11 47 p.m. 



12 57 a.m. 

 1 1 a.m. 



10 3 p.m. 



10 



10 30... 



10 9 

 10 10 



= 2nd mag.* 

 = 2nd mag.* 

 = 2nd mag.* 

 = 2nd mag.* 

 = 2nd mag.* 

 2nd mag.* 



Brightness 

 and colour. 



Colourless 

 Colourless 

 Colourless 

 Colourless 

 Colourless 

 Blue 



Train or sparks. 



Streak . 

 Streak . 

 Streak . 

 Streak . 

 Streak 

 Streak 



Velocity or 

 duration. 



= 1 stmag.* & brighter 



than 1st mag.* 

 = 2ndmag.* 



= lst mag.*.. 



= lst mag.*.. 

 = lst mag,*.. 



= 2nd mag.* 



Twice size of lst = 

 mag. star. 



Blue 



Blue 



Blue 



Blue 



Blue 



Colourless 

 Blue 



10 11 



10 15 .... 



10 16 .... 



10 19 .... 



10 18 30. 



10 21 

 10 24 

 10 26 



Long streak of light left 



hehind. 

 Streak 



Instantaneous ..j. 



Very rapid, du'- 



tion 0*2 sec. 

 Instantaneous 



Streak . 



Streak . 

 Streak . 



Streak 



Long streak. 



Rapid 



Rapid 

 Rapid 



Rapid, duration 



sec. 

 Rapid, duratioi ■. 



sec. 



= If. , and similar in every respect, and in the same path as the last meteor. 



Rapid 



Small meteor in Pegasus 

 Another small meteor in Pegasus 



2nd mag.* 

 Small 



Colourless 



= 2nd mag * 

 = 3rd mag.* 

 = 2nd mag.* 



Streak 



Streak = 3rd mag.*. 



Blue 



Colourless 

 Blue 



Streak 

 Streak 

 Traiu 



Between 10''24" and 10''26'° six other small meteors. 



10 28 =lst mag*. 



10 27 Small 



10 27 15... =2ndmag.* 



10 31 =2ndmag.* 



10 32 =2ndmag.* 



With train of light , 



Blue 



Blue. 



Tail, which lingered 



Rapid 

 Rapid 



Stationary 



