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REPORT 1861. 



Date. 



1861. 

 Aug. 14 



14 



14 



14 



14 



14 



14 



14 



14 



14 

 14 

 14 



14 

 14 



15 



15 



21 



h m 

 12 39 



a.m. 

 12 39 



a.m. 

 12 44 



12 45 



12 47 



12 50 



a.m. 



12 51 



a.m. 



Hour. 



s 

 30 



45 



a.m. 



a.m. 



a.m. 



16 



5 



Appearance and 

 Maornitude. 



Briglitness 

 and Colour. 



Train or Sparks. 



= 3rd mag.* [Colourless 



= 3rdmag.+ Colourless 



Small train , 

 Small train . 

 Small train , 



= 4th mag.* Colourless .. 



1 



= 3rd mag.» Colourless ... Streak 



= 3rd mag.» Colourless . ..j Streak 



= 3rdmag.* iReddish 



= 2ndraag.* 'Blue .. 



1 4 a.m. =r3rd mag.* .... 

 10 5 p.m., = 1st mag.* White 



Streak , 

 Streak , 



Colourless ...Train 



10 15 

 10 32 



10 34 



11 14 

 11 27 



9 59 



10 8 



8 53 



p.m.! = 2nd mag.» 



p.m.lSraall 



p.m. Small 



p.m. 

 p.ra, 



p.m. 



p.m- 



= 3rd mag.* 

 = 3rd mag.» 



= 2ndmag.» 



= 2nd mag.» 



A long and bright train . 



Small train 



None 



None 



None 



Small train , 



White 



White 'Short train . 



Small train 

 White 



Velocity or 

 Duration. 



0'5 sec 



Slow, duration 0'! 



sec. 

 Instantaneous 



Rapid, duration O'i 



sec. 

 Rapid, duration 0") 



sec. 

 Rapid 



0-3 sec 



Instantaneous 



3 seconds 



2 seconds 



1 second 



1 second 



I second 



1 second 



1 second 



1 to 2 seconds...., 



3 or 4 seconds...!. 



APPENDIX. 



No. 1. — A large meteor, October 25tl), 18.59, was seen at Holyhead, 

 Anglesea; and at Ballinaman, 13 miles west of Athlune, in Ireland. 



1. As seen by Mr. Harris, C.E., at Holyhead. — At about 7.13 p.m. a bright 

 ball of fire appeared directly overhead, illuminating the dense masses of" 

 vapour which filled the sky at the time, and rendering objects around as 

 visible as if by day. The appearance lasted two or three seconds; it was 

 blowing nearly a gale at the time, and immediately after the rain came down 

 like a deluge. 



2. As seen by Thomas C. Carter, about 13 miles west of Athlone. — The 



