16 



REPORT 1861. 



Date. 



Hour. 



Appearance and 

 Magnitude. 



Brightness 

 and Colour. 



Train or Sparks. 



Velocity or 

 Duration. 



1861. 



h m s 



Aug. 9 10 57 40 

 p.m. 



910 59 p.m. 



911 4 p.m 



911 4 1 



p.m. 



9,11 4 2 

 p.m. 



= 2nd mag.* 



=3rd mag.* 



= lst mag.4:. 



Colourless 



Colourless 



Reddish 



= 2nd mag.* iReddish 



Streak 



Streak 



Streak 

 Streak 



Rapid 



911 16 p.m. 



9 

 10 

 10 



=3rd mag.:*: 



= 3rd mag.* 



11 33 p.m, 

 3 a.m. 

 9 15 p.m. 



10 

 10 



Fine 



Very small 

 Small 



10 



10 



10 



10 



Colourless . . . Streak 



Very rapid ; dur 

 tion O'l sec. 



Duration 0*5 sec. 



Duration 0-5 sec. 



Duration 0'2 sec. 



.'None 



1 second 



j Left a train some degrees 



! in length. 

 White None 



None 



3 seconds 



Duration 0*5 sec. 

 1 second 



9 18 p.m. Small None 



9 20 p.m. Magnificent meteor. iThe head ap- The tail was a long streak 

 The length of the; peared a of red fire, from which 

 head and body! mass of blue 

 together was about fire. The 

 equal to the di- body a mis- 

 stance between the^ ture of 

 the bright pur 

 pie and 

 crimson 



9 25 p.m, 



9 30 p.m. 



1 second . 

 4 seconds. 



pointers of 

 Great Bear. 



= lst mag.». 



= lst mag.*. 



9 30 p.m. Small 



9 38 p.m, 



sparks were emitted ; 

 which rapidly became 

 extinct. 



Left a train 15° long 



Left a train visible for 10 

 seconds. 



10 9 43 p.m. =3rd mag.* 



10 9 48 p.m. 



