42 REPORT—1862. 
Hinge ae ; Position, or 
Date.}| Hour. Obsersat Apparent Size. Colour. Duration. Altitude and 
servation. | Azimuth al 
1861.| h ms 
Dec.26)11 27 23 (Deal....s0.00.008.-/=y Draconis ..,,...|White .,......:/1 second ......|Appeared _bety 
p.m. : % and Z Dracon 
disappeared 
tween y and | 
Draconis. 
27| 7 55 p.m. Belfast Lough...) =Ist mag.x..+....../ Yellow  .,..../2 seconds...,..18° above the 
: -rizon, near 
Aurigz. 
27| 8 57 p.m. Ibid. ......+++-..|Twice size of Venus|Yellow ....../64 seconds .../\Centre at 8 D 
conis. 
27/10 34 p.m. Weston - super -|=Rigel ..........-.|Bright blue...|Near 2seconds|At appearance 
Mare. tween 6 and 
Draconis. 
2710 34 p.m.|[bid. .......00ses/=SiTiUS ....++,.0+e-| Bright blue...|2 seconds...... Near d Leonis. 
27\11 8 p.m. Ibid. ............8 Urs Majoris |Very dark ...\Less than (Between 6 ané ; 
(foot). 1 second. Draconis. 
31| 7 37 p.m.|Ibid. ............,Larger than Sirius)Very bright |Nearly 3 secs. |Near ¢ Cygni .« 
1862. 
Jan. 2/12 43 
311 48 
311 49 
ll] 7 5 
11|About7p.m.|Edgware Road,\Considerably larger|Similar to |SlOW...seseeeeee|eeseeneceeeeeeres 
and less than} blue. 
Venus. 
a.m.|Birkenhead (Sea-]= Venus .....+++... Yellow  ......|3 seconds ... rode ree 
combe). Aldebaran. 
P-M.|Ibid. seeeceeeesee] —=PFOCYON eevee .. Bluish ........./1¢ second .,./Centre at ha 
(y Orionis 
Aldebaran). 
Pm.TbIds sesss6...060 = Ist mag.x.........|Bluish ...,,,.../4 second ......|Centre almost 
way (a Ori 
andyGeminor 
p-m.|Euston Square, |BrighterthanVenus More yellowSlow move-|Appeared belo 
London. than Venus,| ment, moon; di 
in strong peared 3° 
contrast. Procyon. 
Kilburn. than Venus. Venus. 
