36 REPORT—1862. 
D Place of Col D Eitan, nd 
ate.| Hour. : Apparent Size. olour. uration. Ititude an 
Observation. eet 
| 
| 
1861.; h m | 
Dec. 8) 8 20 p.m. Liverpool seccerlccrseceeceeececesececeee/DIWISH + BTCCR| seseeeseeeeseseee LHe Spark sprang} 
light. from a little 
a 
proceeded with 
scintillations to} 
the er then 
came suddenly 
extinguished. 
8 23 p.m.|Birkenhead (Sea-|...seecssssssseeeesereas|eseenseneeeenes ../Darted down-|Appeared 8° or 9° 
combe). wards; not, E. of Cassiopeia 
4 seconds. burst 35° to 40° 
above the ho« 
rizon, some- 
where about 
N.N.W. by W. 
8 25 p.m.|Stone,nearAyles-|Double of Venus ;/Red flush, then 5 seconds,,....|From & Cephei to 
bury. § of a minute of| a purple a Cygni (the 
are. flush, and) stars doubtful). 
then a blue, 
flush of 
light. | 
8 25 p.m.|Silloth, Cumber-|Nearly size of full Palish blue .. . 5 or 6 seconds,|From altitude 50° 
land. moon. rapid. in the S.; dis: 
appeared a little 
to the N. by W. 
co 
ies) 
ao 
oo 
8 30 p.m.|Dungannon, Ire-Strong glare in| ? sessssereeeees Lasted a few From altitude 30° 
land. moonlight. seconds. due E. 
8) 8 30 p.m.|Ulverston......c04] ? seseeessessrereeeeeee| 2 eeeeeeeeteeenes) 2 ceesereeererene o ctesssccses<csetene 
8 About8 30 Liverpool.es.seree CERO POOP Ree EER EERE TORE CREO RET EE EEE r arses PORE EEE OD eee eee eee Teme eee eee et aee ese e tees 
p.m. 
8 8 30 p.m. Wakefield.........,As large 8S @ MAN’S ssseescsseeneerers seccesestesovecees (Quite overhead 
head. down the wes 
ern sky. Seem 
to burst 50 yard 
off, 10 feet fron 
the ground. 
8 8 30 p.m. Coatbridge, La-/Brilliant ..s..ssss00+| 2 sseeesessseveee/Several secs. «In the S.W. sky 44} 
narkshire. 4 
8) 8 40 p.m.|Lancaster......... Large as the moon Red .....++0++4 « oncccowab tes ctetclegiestcasavatesnecsma 
8] 8 45 p.m.|Wakefield......... Light great enough Purplish ...... > sceseeseeseveee(Descended from 
to render distant altitude 50°N. W 
objects visible. to altitude 10) 
N.W. by W. 
8] ? .sseeeceeeee| Manchester ...... Large as } Of the] ? ...csccccseores ? .ccdeesbgevers (Onl turmings ae 
moon. the meteor fall 
ing perpendicu 
larly N.N.W, 
