REPORT 1861. 



Date. 



Hour. 



Appearance and 

 Magnitude. 



Brightness 

 and Colour. 



Train or Sparks. 



Velocity or 

 Duration. 



1861. 

 Jan. 7 



Feb. 11 

 11 



h m 



7 51 p.m 



Size of Venus 



Blue. 



Light train of red sparks. 



20 seconds 



6 30 p.m 

 8 12 p.m. 



Brighter than any ofiRed 

 the fixed stars. 



None 



17 



17 



4 a.m 



Deep blue 



6 28 p.m. 



Large 



Mar. 4 



Like a cone, moving 

 base foremost ; the 

 light equal to that 

 of melting iron. 



10 



Apr. 10 



8 50 p.m. 

 10 25 p.m. 



= 2nd mag.* .... 

 Splendid meteor , 



12 



May 19 



7 40 p.m, 



8 45 p.m. 



Splendid meteor, 

 about t^vice the 

 size of J/. . 



Size of n . 



June 30 



30 

 July 3 



10 p.m 



Evening. 



Midnight, 

 or a few 

 minutes 

 after. 



= 1st mag. * 



= Jupiter 



2 seconds. 



Tail like a comet. 



Brilliant white 



None 



Long train of light . 



1 to 2 seconds 

 Slow 



Straw colour.. 



None 



None 



1 second 



Blue 



Streak long . 



Straw coloxrr., 



None 



About 1 second 



