12 REPORT—1862. 
Place at ; . Position, or 
Date.| Hour. Observation. Apparent Size. Colour. Duration. eee 
1861.|; h m s : ; 
Aug.1010 323 p.m./Greenwich Ob-2nd mag.* ....06...| ? seseoeessseeeeefl Second ....../From y Urse Maj 
servatory. joris to the N. 
horizon. 
10,10 32 32 |Cambridge Ob-|3rd mag. seeeee| 2 caseeeeeceeseee/ SLOW MOtion...|Centre 13° S. fron} 
p-m. servatory. W. ; altitude 20° 
1010 32 47 |[bid.  ......+..++-/1st mag.x P cesvcecscecceee| > cosvaccevecsseeiOentre same as the 
p-m. last. 
10:10 39 p.m.|Cranford Ob- (6th mag.* ......... 2 cseececaereee| > coeecccssersve (Centre B.S.H.3 al 
seryatory. titude 4°. 
1010 40 p.m.'Trafalgar Square, Very luminous [Blue light ...| ? ...eceee.sed° below x Ursay 
London. meteor. Majoris. 
1010 42 p.m./Cranford Ob- /4th mag.* .......+. o apesseccencvets D raeoce stat enevees Centre S.E.; alti 
servatory. tude 9°. 
1010 503 p.m.|Greenwich Ob-j3rd mag.* ......... CE DRED reeks 1 second ......|From « Cygni to @ 
servatory. Lyre. 4 
1010 51 p.m.|[bid.  .ee.cseeeeee Sree E aaraocecann Daaevarneeqescene 1 second ......|From « Cygni to ff 
Delphini. 
10,10 51 1 (Cambridge Ob-|3rd mag. .........| 2 ceeceeeeseaeee Rapid ....s00. Centre 26° W. fro 
p-m. seryatory. S.; altitude 46° 
10)10 56 p.m.|Trafalgar Square,|2nd mag.% .......44| 2 cescsceeneseee| 2 seseee erty e 1° E. of « Herculis 
London. 
10/10 57 20 [Deal  .....cce00e UGG AG Hose ads Beans eehc cdavesbali2 iasssuecneeeren B to & Bootis ...+04 
p-m. 
1010 57 30 Ibid. ...... weet. UGE MAGN © sdk Made eescecsene PWR ee icc eoeee « to y Urse Ma 
p-m. joris. 
1010 57 30 |Trafalgar Square,|Very brilliant Blue light ...|Fast motion.../2° above Bene 
p-m. London. meteor. nasch to 2° 
above Arcturus, 
1010 58 p.m.Greenwich Ob-|Very bright......... P aeecnsddaerns 2 seconds...... From a Pegasi. 
servatory. Passed Delphi 
nus to a Aquila. 
10/10 59 p.m.|Birkenhead(Sea-|Ist mag.% ......... ? sscsseeseeeeeee Moved 1 sec,../Centre 26° E. from! 
combe). S.; altitude 30°) 
10|/From 10 to/Haverhill  ....../Shooting-stars......!......4. Peadsnaspo|ccesvsuuanesseste In all quarters..... 
11 p.m. 
10/From 11 toIbid............. ves| SNOOUIMNE=BUATS. cus eal veces sce sasoraes|savesvesevcontshie In all quarters of 
113 p.m. the sky. 
10/11 45 p.m.|Birkenhead (Sea-| ? .........cecseeeeeeee Davehs Sbueitives aie idewtaewete wee Ther cee ceed sede crn 
combe). 
11} 1 3 a.m./Weston - super -|Mars  ......csseseeee Like the elec-| ? .....s.sse.s00s Centre 40° W. fron 
Mare. tric light. N. ; altitude 18° 
11/8 40 p.m.|Hawkhurst, Kent/Ist mag.x ......... Ee peels ee | Rapid ......... Centre 22° W.from 
S.; altitude 39° 
11) 8 45 p.m.|Trafalgar Square,/Grand and lumi-|? ...........00.. Rather slow.../15° below Merak.. 
London. nous, even in 
strong twilight. 
11| 8 53 p.m.!Hawkhurst ...... UUPILER e-ere ox cess De eorpeet occur Slow motion.../Centre 22° W. fron 
S.; altitude 37° 
