14 



REPORT — 1861. 



Date. 



Hour. 



Appearance and 

 Magnitude. 



Brightness 

 and Colour. 



Train or Sparks. 



Velocity or 

 Duration. 



1861, 

 Aug. 9 



9 

 9 



9 

 9 

 9 



9 

 9 



h m s 

 10 21 p.m. 



10 21 p.m. 



10 24 45 

 p.m. 



10 29 p.m. 



10 29 5 



p.m. 

 10 31 p.m. 



10 34 30 



p.m. 

 10 36 p.m. 



10 37 p.m. 



=2nd mag.# 



Reddish 



= 3rd mag.» 



= 3rd mag.* 

 = 3rd mag.# 

 Small 



Yellowish. 



Blue 



Blue 



Blue 



10 38 



10 41 

 p.m. 



p.m. 

 40 



= 3rd mag.* 

 = 4th mag.^- 



=3rd mag.* 



=2nd mag.* 

 =3rd mag.» 



Yellow 

 Yellow 



Bluish . 



Colourless 



10 43 p.m 



10 47 



10 47 

 p.m. 



10 51 



10 52 

 p.m. 



10 52 

 p.m. 



p.m 

 50 



p.m 

 30 



31 



=3rd mag.* 



Very bright 

 =3rd mag.* 



=2nd mag.* 



= If. in size, and in 

 creased in magni- 

 tude, andmore espe 

 cially in bright 

 ness. 



= 6th mag.* 



Reddish 



Reddish 

 Blue 



910 55 p.m 



10 56 15 

 p.m. 



= lst mag.*. 



= 2nd mag.# 



Colourless 



Deep blue 



Many sparks 



None 



Streak left 



Streak left 

 Streak 



Duration 0'2 sec. 



1 second 



Duration 0-2 sec. 



Instantaneous .... 

 Instantaneous .... 



Small train 1 second 



Streak , 

 Streak . 



Streak , 



Small train 



Streak 



None 



None 



Streak, which remained 

 after the meteor had 

 itself vanished. 



Streak 



Streak 



Streak 



Instantaneous , 

 Instantaneous . 



Instantaneous , 



2 seconds. 



Rapid ; duratio 

 0-2 sec. 



1 second 



Leaving a thin streak 



Colourless . . . Streak 



Momentary 



Duration 0'5 sec 



Duration 0'2 sec. 



Duration 0-3 sec 

 disappeared 

 maximum brigt 

 ness suddenly. 



Same speed as lai 

 and apparent 

 connected \ ' 

 it. Rapid. 



Duration 3 sees 



Rapid ; durati 

 0-2 sec. 



