38 REPORT—1862. 
D Place of a : 
ate.| Hour. Observation. Apparent Size. Colour. Duration. 
1861.|h m 
Dec. 8| ? «e..eseeeee,Bowdon, Man-|Nearly as large asLight blue ...\3 seconds ......|From a little N.W.8 
chester. the moon; 
brighter than 
the sun. 
Bie fenceneseaber Liverpool........-|Very brilliant, |..ssesseeeeeeeeeee 
giving out con- 
siderable glare. 
8] 2 ...+0eee00+-(Llandudno ...... Light exceeded that|Many coloured 2 or 3 SecOnds)...+++.sssseeeeeseeeee 
of the moon, 
more like that of 
the sun. 
8] ? eves..s0s../Settle, Yorkshire|At the flash, Ob-| ? w..ccsceccesene 
server turned 
to examine the 
moon. 
8] ? ..eceeeeeee-| Newcastle - on -/Very _ brilliant Picaavdacedeceres 5 OFG SCCONAS..| ? ..occecsevese ssooue 
Tyne. meteor. 
8 Inthe even-\Cartmel, Lan- |?.. Hatwovst| Pils siaveccccecce| © covecgncstdiene 
ing. caster. 
8] ? ..sseeeeese-/Douglas, Isle of|Like full moon let/Startlingly [Visible 10 
Man. loose in the sky.| palecolour.| seconds 
before it 
burst. 
Beles. psevies Langdale .cseeesse] ? ccssessseeseenssveoee! 2 ossal 2 seceverneaWetne 
Slav aaanescsnas Holcombe « Eillilitieeumecsyscscesseus peel tccrenaxcsds 2 suegauddebeenn 
Bury. 
IIe oxvvease rape Islington, Lon-|Larger and brighter|..,..6..s000+++04+ esccveesdasvddtsee 
don. than the largest 
star. 
“| Possancceenere Twickenham .,.|Most brilliant | ? ...ecccosssceee| 2 seeceseeeevenee 
meteor; eclipsed 
the light of the 
moon. 
, 24 p.m.Greenwich ......,;=3rd mag ....../Blue  .........|Halfa second.. 
810 45 p.m. /Birkenhead(Sea-|Meteors and ShOOt-)..........ssssseeeleeerernees evevecee 
to combe). ing-stars. 
ll 5 pm 
4 5 15 p.m./Glasgow .......+- Fine meteor......... 2 osbaee medevers 9 seconds...... 
9, 5 30 p.m./Hawkhurst, Kent/Brighter than Ist! ? .....scceceseee 2% or 3 secs. ; 
mag.*; large and 
bright meteor. 
9 9 35 p.m./Greenwich 
? seesceeseesevee(Lt appeared to come 
slow motion. 
Nedewe Small. -ccscecsicccccsdlscticcvcwes soetdss{ABECONG seve 
Position, or | 
Altitude and 
Azimuth. 
of the zenitl 
described an a 
towards the W. 
cesesecsevevssees- (At the altitude of 
rocket. 
out of the moor 
? seereeccceeeceseseass 
SHO OeR eee teerereneeeneas 
4 
| 
Disappeared behind 
woods N.W. 
.| Disappeared behiné 
a cloud near tk 
horizon. 
From altitude 50' 
or 45° W. q 
“ 
From the Pole-sta 
Across y Aurigz 
the direction o 
the Pleiades. — 
Between Ursa Maj 
and Orion, S.E. | 
In the S.W. sky 4 
Across 6 Ursa» 
| Minoris; extin o] 
halfway betweer, 
6B Urse Minor 
and Z Urs Mi 
joris. 
Appeared from | 
behind a clout | 
moving _ parallel 
| to the horizon. 
