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REPORT — 1861. 



Date. 



1861. 

 Aug. 10 



LO 

 10 



10 



10 

 10 

 10 



10 



10 

 10 



10 



10 



10 

 10 

 10 



Hour. 



h m 

 10 28 p.m. 



10 28 p.m. 

 10 29 p,m. 



10 31 p.m. 



10 32 p.m. 

 10 32 p.m. 

 10 32ip.m. 



10 35^ p.m. 



10 37^ p.m. 

 10 38 p.m. 



10 39 p.m, 



10 39 p.m. 



10 42 p.m. 

 10 42 p.m. 

 10 43 p.m. 



10 45 p.m, 

 10 47 p.m. 



10 49 p.m. 



10 50^ p.m, 



10 51 p.tn. 

 10 5Hp.m. 



10 52 p.m. 

 10 56^ p.m. 



10 58 p.m, 



11 14 p.m. 

 11 17 p.m. 



11 59 p.m. 



1 50 a.m. 



1 51 a.m. 



Appearance and 

 Magnitude. 



Small 



= 1st mag.*, brilliant 

 as Venus. 



= 2nd mag.* 



2nd mag.* 

 1st mag.* 

 2nd mag.* 



1 2nd mag.* 



2nd mag.* 

 Fine 



= 1st mag.* 

 = 2nd mag.* 



Small 



Very bright 



Small 



Small but very bright 



Small , 



= 3rd mag.* 



Small 

 Small 



Small 



3rd mag.* 



Very fine . 



= 1st mag.* 

 Small 



= 2nd mag.* 

 = 3rd mag.* 



Increased to 1 st ra ag.#, 

 and disappeared at 

 maximum brightness. 



Brightness 

 and Colour. 



Bright , 



Blue. 



Blue. 



Colourless 



Train or Sparks. 



None 



Left a long train 15° long 



Small train 



None 



Train of some degrees in 

 length. 



Leaving a train 



None 



Small train 



None 

 None 



None 



None 



None 

 None 



None 

 None 



Leaving a beautiful train 



about 30° in length. 

 A train about 20° in length 

 None 



Velocity or 

 Duration. 



1 second 



1 sec. 



1 sec. 



1 sec. 



1 to 2 seconds. 



Momentary . 

 2 seconds.... 



2 seconds. 



1 second 



1 second 



1 second 

 1 second 



1 second 



1 second 



1 second 



Almost momentarv 



1 second . 



1 second . 



2 seconds. 



2 to 3 seconds. 

 1 second 



Small train , 

 Streak 



Red,& 3 times Train 

 as bright as 

 1st mag.*. I 



2 seconds 



Instantaneous . 



Very rapid 



