Date. Hour. 
— ere 
1862.) h m 
Feb. 2) 8 20 p.m. Tarporley, Che-\Lighted sky and White ; after 6 seconds.,,....From nearly 
48 REPORT—1862. 
) 
a 
i 
‘a 
Position, or — 
Apparent Size. Colour. Duration. Altitude and 
be: Azimuth. ~ 
Place of 
Observation. 
a | ee 
shire. landscape like a} bursting a little E. @ 
flash of light-) purplewrap- Pleiades to ni 
ning. pedin white, | Gemini. } 
then red. 
2} 8 20 p.m.|Liverpool  ...,..| =Ist mag.x, then a The globe was ...+essseesseres First appeared 
large globe. of a bluish) a first magnitt 
colour. star in the reg 
of Orion. 
2| 8 21 p.m. Observatory, _|Not as large as the Changed _to Visible 3secs. ; From W.S.W., 
Beeston. moon, but ap-| blue and) slowmotion.| above Venus 
proaching to it;) pink and then burst | 
much brighter. green. hind a cloud 
quickly 
eared 
2} 8 30 p.m.|Manchester ......|[n size it looked to) ? «++-e+.s+e4++++ 6 seconds; mo- From altitude 
astar asa billiard derate speed. E.S.E.; dis 
ball does to a peared 20° abo’ 
pea. horizon. 
QZ} scavcsccecerece|NEWAIK sense .++s|About as big as the| Whitish colour2 seconds ...|Directly — towar 
moon, light as the moon; b 
brilliant —_light- in a cloud ten 
ning. twelve diamett 
off the moon. | 
Exploded S.Wy 
altitude 32° 3. 
altitude 30°. 
2 weeeteneeeeenee Sheffield SOOO OOOe eee rete e erent enter eeeeee POP eee CIOS eee eee 
Qi veccccseseeeeelIDId.  ceseeseeeeee(LO or 11 inches |Bright amber.. 6 SCcONdS......|ssssereseeeeeeseee 
diameter. 
Q\....esseseesees{Mold, Flintshire |It looked to a star|s+sssssssee+ses+ee| Moving slowly /E. + =i altitud 
as a football to a 
marble. : 
Q\, .cesesescseeee(NEWLOWN ses,,s| =One-fourth of the, ? sercsseeeseeees{Not more than|Probably kindlj 
moon. 2or3secs.| due E.; fi 
seen N.E.; 
tude 45°; 
came __ ext 
N.E. by N. 
Dl apeaisse eteee Worlow eteeeseee ? eeteeenene eereeeetees 2 weet tteereeeeee ? eeeeeteeteeeree a Probably : 
to N.N.W.” 
(H. C. S.) 
2). seeseeeseeees Bastbourne ......,=half size of full Colour Of — |-ecesessseees Halfway _ bet 
moon. moon, pale the Pole-sta 
yellow. the horizon,” 
2} 9 153 p.m. Birkenhead (Sea-/Twice a3 bright as White ......... 2 seconds..,...|From # to ” 
combe). Venus. conis. 
2/10 23 p.m.|[bid.  .......+..4+! VOILE: ccs evacuees BUG. cahoeesnt li second .,.|From 3° N. 
Virginis. 
Gapella, sc..vces tics APRONS ass 2 second .,,...,Centre 4 (Ce 
roli and 4 UI 
Majoris). 
| 
210 25 pm. Ibid. secs 
