A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 
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Length of 
Appearance; Train, if any, 
Path. 
and its Duration. 
irst a reddish spark; in... 
combustion at the meri- 
dian ; increased in in- 
tensity to apparently a 
large sheet of flame; 
extinguished suddenly. 
ight slackened at burst-| ? ssesssseeee 
ing, but explosion the 
most briiliant; frag- 
ments violet. 
tar-like, and very bril-| ? 
liant for two seconds, 
then burst, and con- 
tinued like a rocket, 
followed by coloured 
fragments. 
blazing track followed 
it, and immediately 
following were many 
smaller globes or bulbs 
of fire; several bright 
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Direction ; noting also 
whether Horizontal, 
Perpendicular, or 
Inclined. 
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Inclined 22° towards 
the horizon. 
Inclined at a great angle 
to the horizon. 
‘Descended slightly ...... 
Observer. 
a 
Several 
and meteors 
night. 
shooting-stars|J.BakerEdwards, 
this}; Ph.D. 
Sky hazy; small halo|/D. Walker, M.D. 
about the moon. 
Cloudy night, moon con-|W. Penn. 
cealed; attention 
caught by crimson 
flush like lurid light- 
ning. 
Seen in clear sky Rey. F. Redford. 
Light clouds ; moon and|-+- 
stars more or less 
visible, 
red. 
ge ball of fire withl.............../Fell down towards the' 
coloured sparks and earth. 
long train. 
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ave out like a stream Of}............04 Fell from near the 
crimson fire, expand- zenith straight down 
ing like a trumpet, and in the northern sky. 
then bursting without 
noise. 
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issued above, then! 
ceased, and issued at 
the side, till bursting 
with sparks. 
red balls left behind)? ....... sepvel Er oadavacsy fas Peeeeneueseness 
tail followed, and stars)......s0sse+e+ 
about the latter portions| 
fell from it. 
light scemed uniform) ? ........+0.- 
and ceased suddenly. straight line, but the 
movement was irre- 
gular. 
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Appeared to moye in a'No noise or explosion... 
FOP POO reer eee eee eaereeeesenniee Cees reateseneeerens 
weer eeereee 
S.E. to N.W. «.........-.,After walking 200 yards|Communicated 
a loud noise was| byAlbertGreg. 
heard like a gun. 
W. R. Milner. 
Arthur Neild. 
