40 Mr. W. R. Birt's Observations on Shooting Stars. 



No. Time, Direction. 



20. 12 45 From X and jx Ursae Majoris past v and ^ 

 U. M. to tail of Leo. D.— Small. 



21. 12 54 Between yS Canis Majoris and k Orionis to- 

 wards south. R. 



22. 12 57 Across /8 Leporis to west. R. 

 From Canis Minor to Cancer. D.— Small. 

 From Cancer to Caput Hydra3. D. — Small. 

 From Leo Minor to 7 Leonis. R. — Small. 

 From % to 7; Ursae Majoris. D. 

 From 7 to between u and (X and fju) Ursse 



Majoris. R. 



28. 1 3 37 From t to 7 Ursje Majoris. D. 



29. 13 54 From v Ursa3 Majoris to a Canes Venatici. 

 D. — Brilliant. Train some seconds. 



30. 14 3 From e Ursae Majoris past ^ by north of these 

 stars. D. — Small. 



31. 14 7 From Leo towards Procyon between Cancer 

 and Caput Hydrae. R. — Small. 



32. 14 14 From Caput Leonis across Cancer to /3 Canis 

 Minoris. R. — Bright, very swift. 



33. 14 17 From 22 Monocerotis to 7 Geminorum. R. 

 —Small. 



34. 14 25 In Leo Minor towards the horizon. D. — Very 

 small. 



S5. 14 26 From 4 to 7 Ursae Majoris. D. — Small. 

 14 28 Splendid Aurora Borealis. Streamers, 

 greenish, summits deep red, l S Draconis. 



36. 14 36 From v Ursee Majoris between a Canes Ve- 

 natici and /8 Leonis. D. 



37. 14 44 To the north of Leo from /A to 0. D. — Bright. 



38. 15 1 Between Draco and tail of Ursae Majoris to- 

 wards horizon. D. — Small. 



15 4 Second coloured Aurora. 



39. 15 5 From 6 to Cor Hydra;. D. 



40. 15 5 Small one at right angles to above Caput 

 Hydrae. R. 



41. 15 21 From /8 and 7 Ursae Minoris to u Draconis. 

 D. — Irregular, partly extinguished. 



42. 15 32 Between a Canes Venatici and Coma Bere- 

 nices towards Bootes. D. 



43. 15 44 From 7 past e to f Ursae Majoris. D. — Swift. 



44. 15 51 From -^ past v Ursae Majoris to Leonis. D. 

 — Bright. 



16 Third coloured Aurora. 



