20 : REPORT—1862. T4, 
Position, or 
Apparent Size. Colour. Duration. Altitude and 
Azimuth. 
Place of 
Date. Hour. Observation. 
186].! h m | 
Oct. 10|10 16 p.m./Greenwich .,,...,=2nd mag.* «+... Blue .....+0..{1 second ......;Across « Lyre 
towards N.W. 
horizon. 
=2nd mag.* ...+6 White ........./1 to 2 seconds|From Z to 6 Cygni.. 
=2nd mag.% see IWUBREG Secscccsalccenvenckessnyaen Fell from a fe 
degrees aboy 
the Pleiades, | 
passing through 
them; disap- 
pearing about 
15° below. 
Seeeee fr eeeeeeeeneeees 1 second ......|Passed rapidly fron 
s Aurige to 
é | Ceti. 
Small .......s0+esees| Bluish White...)..cccceeeeere «Shot up from the) 
| southern ho- | 
1010 20 pm. Ibid. ..... qieenas 
11} 9 25 p.m.|Blackheath ...... 
11| 9 30 p.m.|Greenwich ......|=Ist mag.* 
11) 9 30 p.m.|Blackheath ...... 
rizon. y 
Small avs cacatevosertlice sesssssseeeeeesl Second ,,....|Passing from E. t 
W. a few di 
grees above the 
Pleiades. | 
=2nd mag.* ......|Blue  «ee.,.+06/1 second ...+0.| Passed from ne 
+ Herculis aero! 
w Draconis. 
=Ist mag.x..+... .. Bluish white...|L to 2 seconds From ¢ Arietis 
y Trianguli. 
oo] = 1st MAg.%.sosessee|eovsesssseereessee(2 0 3 Seconds|Across @ Gemino 
rum. 
23) 7 28 pam.|Ibid. .....ese00e/-—=2nd magex ...e,/Blue ......404/1 second .....-|From Equuleus 6 
‘ wards the 
horizon. 
PEO TAZ “PAN LDids “svssoccanceh 
14| 8 20 p.m.'Greenwich ...... 
14/10 26 p.m. Ibid... 
22/10 21 p.m. Ibid. sees. 
23) 7 28 p.m. Ibid. ........s00/=2nd mag. ....../Bluish white....1 second ....../From « Equulei 
B Aquilie. 
B88 959 Spi Ebid.-.veccssevecwes =3rd mag.*. ......|White ....... 1 second ......|Passed rapidly fre 
3 Cygni to 
Lyre. 
Very bright .......00|sseseessssersseeee 8 or 9 seconds|From centre — 
Pleiades to I 
of Aldebaran. 
Nov. 2,10 47 p.m.|/Birkenhead ....,. 
6 7 O p.m.|Greenwich ...... = gt map Mrccccccas|-oocseucener socenelssrcoescvcsoees see) HOM ArOM the ZEx 
towards the 
for about 12° 
= 20d MAES coscselscsseescwnns veeeeel2 Seconds...,..|From the neig 
bourhood of C€ 
pella, and pass 
to y Urse } 
joris. 
Small cisccscossseceslecseesssesereeseeel2 SeCondS,..,,.|From the. nei 
bourhood of ¢ 
| 
| 
7, § 45 p.m.|Blackheath ...... 
7| 8 49 pam.|Ibid.  csssecceoese 
pella, in the 
rection of Alde 
baran for abi 
bo. ; 
