52 
REPORT—1862. 
Position, or — 
Place of i ; ; 
Date.|. Hour. Observation. Apparent Size. Colour. Duration. ent 
1861.) h m 
Dec. 1) 8 50 p.m.|Greenwich .,,.,.,= 2nd Magex «..+++eeveevees Seuetie ..(1 second jFell  perpendi 
about. larly from 
point a_ litt 
aboye and to 
W.) Lot + Um 
Major. 
1|9 8 p.m.|Blackheath Hill, Size of Sirius.......The colour ofj1-5 second .,.|From between 
Greenwich. the un- Pleiades and 
clouded Algol; neare 
moon. the latter. 
1} 9 14 p.m.|Walthamstow ...,\Somewhat smaller Pale yellow...!3 seconds .,,.|From 4 (Aldebar 
than Polaris. and « Orion 
fos he We 
Castor. 
1| 9 15 p.m. Weston - super -|/Diameter 2’.,,...... saaaneraseel ses..-/Very slow; /Appeared bet 
Mare. 5 seconds;) y Orionis 
speed slack-| « Orionis, a 
ening stead-) burst 4° abe 
ily, until « Orionis, 
almost sta- 
tionary. 
2) 9 45 p.m.\Barlaston, near Larger than Venus,Greener than Rapid motion..\From altitude 
Stone, Salop. | butnotso bright.) the greenest due E, 
rays of stars. 
3) 5 20 p.m.|Blackheath ...,,.;=Ist mage ...... Bilge tices sees ‘Less than From direction 
1 second. Cassiopeia to 
Pegasi. 
4,2 5 a.m.|Birkenhead (Sea-|Bright meteor ......| ? sesr+..ss.+-.9 Seconds...... From centre 
combe). quadrate sta 
7\At night .,. 
8} 8 15 p.m. 
8} 8 15 pm. 
exactly. 
8 About 83 
p.m. 
Preston .isseeees 
Lancaster......+.- 
St. Bees, 14 mile 
inland, 
DiNSi a etiiet actos 
Large meteor «..... 
Almost as large BENE caine tanh 
the moon. 
Ball of fire 5 inches) ? .esssseoserens 
Bridlington 
Quay. 
3 seconds in 
in diameter, ? perfect | 
state; 6 | 
seconds in 
all. 
Asillarge. «.08...ShE)sscssesseecdoeesat 2 es tvieecam 
moon. 
Ursa Major 
within 10° of 
horizon. 
? scdievncesnce HIDES iS LRN 
or 30° a littl 
of N.W. 
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