A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 
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\ppearance ; Train, if any, 
and its Duration. 
irst a bright light of ? 
large size, then faded 
with a few sparks as if 
going out, immediately 
enlarged, _ elongated, 
brilliant blue, leaving’ 
red sparks behind 
shading into the blue. 
‘lowing red envelope; 
tail ending in green; 
very even and somewhat 
permanent. 
farted into 7 or 8 frag-| 
ments, like red - hot, 
cinders. 
al shape followed by|}......sscseses 
long broad train; the! 
flame repeated itself 
three or four times. It 
we three distinct 
ashes of light upon the 
ground and sky. 
mg tail showing all the 
prismatic colours. 
OER E PEDO eee e onto en eneereetenes aes 
lare._ visible 
closed shutters as if it 
lightened. 
spearhead-like crescent 
moon ‘five days old, 
with a short shaft ; 
was followed by red 
star-like balls clustered 
behind. 
reddish bolt issued from 
behind filmy clouds like 
a flash. The bolt or 
meteor afterwards sepa- 
- into a number 
small and_ brilliant 
— 
fireball was snditenty 
arrested in its progress, 
remained stationary for 
several seconds, and 
burst without noise, 
through) ? 
Doane 
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Direction ; noting also 
Length of | whether Horizontal, 
Path. Perpendicular, or 
Inclined. 
? 
Bete ieantosne Motion westerly ......++- 
Remarks. Observer. 
.|Moon bright in a cloud-|Baker Edwards, 
less sky. Ph.D. 
Cast shadows in the 
moonlight ; moon six 
days old. 
HOt oeeeee 
Hissing noise like |L., Correspond- 
quenching iron ac-| entto‘Manches- 
companied the ap-| ter Guardian.’ 
pearance. Two mi- 
nutes later, a sound 
was heard like the 
discharge of a heavy 
gun 
? FO CPO eee eee ee eee eee eee er len nny Thee eeeeeeeneeeenteeeeene J. st Slugg. 
Ran rather low and FOEOER Hae Tee Seer eee THOS OSES ES see eee ones ebenrenene® 
horizontally. 
MOvedN GE: 0'SoW.i9:|scageresvessevsereserssanuneue Correspondent to 
‘ Liverpool 
Mercury.’ 
Rises causnsawopeansvoeveneslisscopiesveabincerccnceeemeas R. P. Greg 
Sailed slowly from E. t0]...,......s0ssssecaccssssnsere ‘Scotus,’ Corre- 
W., with a little dip spondent to 
towards the horizon. ‘ Manchester 
Guardian.’ 
Downwards at 45° to\No sound could be'John Jenkins. 
the horizon. heard. 
.--/Moved horizontally till 
it stopped and burst. 
Moon clouded at the|Correspondent to 
moment. ‘Mona Herald.’ 
