A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 
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p earance; Train, if any, 
ahd its Duration. 
lless 
FETE Oe Osos eeeeeseee 
ite tail 16° long ; dis- 
ppeared nearly simul- 
aneously with meteor. 
“Sparks; short evan- 
cent tail of flame- 
€ character or ap- 
rance. 
lar sparks behin 
lin its descent, which 
$ particularly slow. 
Length of 
Path. 
eeeeenee 
Pee eeeeeereeres 
see eerees 
oteeeeee 
.....{[nclined (most) west 
eeeeee 
..|Vertical ; down ...... 
Direction ; noting also 
whether Horizontal 
Perpendicular, or Remarks. Observer, 
Inclined. 
isverbebeseveucttevovocncdedcleseiusssdeleddesscecsvisereees| Herbert McLeod, 
Almost horizontal: jiveih bers ssvevesevseveeccteveiaes D. Walker, M.D. 
To left ; 52° from hori-|..... hesecavererien ssesyeeet as Id. 
zontal; down. 
A little inclined west Position at disappear-|W. H. Wood. 
ance near the two 
stars 80 Herculis. 
of perpendicular to 
horizon. 
Inclined north side of 
perpendicular. 
side of perpendicular, 
let fall from its ap- 
pearance. 
Path parallel to 3 and y 
Cygni, from the 
former towards the 
latter. 
Over % Cygni. 
was an interval of 
three seconds of time 
between this and 
another meteor. They 
merged from the 
head of Draco. 
This meteor in its 
transit passed exactly 
midway between a 
and y Cygni; de- 
creased before dis- 
appearance; the sky 
became overcast for 
the night; such was 
the case on the 28th, 
29th, and 30th. 
To right; 45° from ho-|...... SUERSE OUTED 008 eebabad 
rizontal ; down. 
To right; 30° from ver-|...... Mo rks eect 
tical ; down. 
PP ee ee eee eee Pee eee CeCe eee eee ee ey) 
The latter half of the|\Observing Venus and 
path appeared curved.| the moon; clear 
evening. 
An) inclined) direction|.:...0dss.ccsee0+.<0eetetes st. 
from beneath the 
moon. 
Near y Leonis............ Id. 
Near 61 Cygni............ Id. 
There|[d. 
D. Walker, M.D. 
Id. 
Id. 
W. R. Birt. 
C. Herb. Bright. 
