Date. 
1861. 
Noy.12) 5 49 p.m.|Manchester (12 ab=60' ; bd=13'; Nucleus yel-\34seconds .../From S.S.E. alti 
24 
Place of 
Hour. Observation. 
—_——— 
h m 
miles 8.E.). ce’ =10'. lowish flame, tude 35°; to 
conical part nearly S.  altic 
brilliant tude 8°. 
blue. 
12) 5 50 p.m.[Bristol............/Brighter than the)Vivid blue ...]? ..ssesee-/Very nearly overs 
moon. head. 
12) 5 50 p.m.|Stone, near |Oval shape, nearly|Pale brilliant/About 6 secs. |First seen a lit 
Aylesbury. = tothe moon.| blue. N. of Pole-st 
(y Cephei), to 
15° above hor 
zon, W.S.W. J 
12) 6 3 p.m.\Oxwich, South|As large as a |Steel-blue ...|? cccsssseseeeee/From 6° or 7° 
Local time.| Wales. 
15|10 14 p.m.'Greenwich ......!=Venus ....s0.../A greenish tint 4 or 5 seconds From the zenith 
15:10 15 p.m.|Shooter’s Hill, 
Woolwich. 
p-m. chester. 
N.W.ofExeter. 
REPORT—1862. 
Apparent Size. 
cricket-ball. 
Aldebaran or Mars|Mars for half 
forhalf its course, 
then flaming; 
diameter 5’ ; last 
3°= Mars. 
19 5 30 p.m. Sherwood,7miles|Much larger than 
any of the fixed 
stars, 
Colour. 
predominated. 
5 About 10 15 Styall, near Man- Oval nucleus 8’ long’ Bluish .,,.«...- 
| 
its course,| 
dull; then 
steel - blue, 
brilliant. 
Last. 3°= 
Mars, and 
faded away. 
Position, or 
Altitude and 
Azimuth. 
Duration. 
—— 
and W. of Pleias 
des to same) 
height at th 
opposite side of 
the heavens. | 
Started 3° S. of 
Pennard Castl 
from Oxwich 
Rectory. 
a northerly 
rection. Owi 
to the dense ha 
the path of 
meteor amol 
the stars cou 
not be traced. 
34 seconds by'From 1 Hey. € 
chronometer.| meleopardi 
B Urs Minor 
Began to fla 
at the Pole-s 
Blue, bursting 
like a Ro- 
man candle. 
3seconds......\From S.E. by 
altitude 42°; 
S.E. by S. 
tude 18°: burs 
with sparks (?). 
7 Or 10 SeCONS|...+eeasevereeeeres 
