A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS, 49 
ypearance ; Train, if any, 
~ and its Duration. 
rst white, then bursting 
like a rocket; it took’ 
with 
iu which state it disap-| 
peared. 
No luminous 
seen. 
track 
ft many stars and sparks|30° 
in its track of various 
colours, 
ad with a_ tolerably 
defined edge; circular ; 
ong white track ; visible 
20 to 25 seconds. 
fectly round;  very| ? 
i i vanished 
cular ; luminous track 3|.,,,.,..e.00c0s 
-asted half a minute. 
fectly round; burst 
itted stars, and left al............ 
arge track of sparks. 
ad =pear-shaped, en- 
ircled by red fiery 
é. Comet-like tail 
POPP e eee er seer eeeesierepenes ? 
er shooting across the 
‘y and disappearing, 
urst forth again and 
Xploded like a rocket. 
mge-red train with 
parks ; one second. 
MACK left ..........00.0. Borer 25 
$ 
track left 
Fete tereeeees 
Hewett ee eetens 
4 moved 40° N.W, 
<.|LOnIZontall 5, eopsseseacees 
Direction ; noting also 
whether Horizontal, 
Perpendicular, or 
Inclined. 
sesesecseeseees( Nearly horizontal. ....... 
4 
see etenin 'S.W. to N.E., obliquely 
towards the earth. 
the horizon, 
Fell almost vertically .,. 
At 45° downward ...... 
S.E. to N.W.; E. to W. 
From altitude 40° E.; 
zontal; down. 
.., Vertical ; down ...,.....1, 
oy i canes, See To left; 45° from hori-|...... ’ 
zontal; down. 
FOR e erect eeeeteeeneneeeaeaees 
FOr tree eee eeeeeetereearaeeee 
To left ; 45° from hori-'Slight curve in the di- 
Remarks. 
Observer. 
| 
An uninterrupted view..|W. Vicars. 
eens PPPOE e eee eee eee ee 
so as to see quite 
small objects, 
Thin strata of fleecy 
clouds, 
Moved along among 
belts of clouds. 
FEET T Teter er ee eeee teen esene tee 
rection. 
Downward, at 45° to Illuminated the ground) W. Brown; P. 
Parr. 
A. H. Allcock, 
Communicated 
by H. C. Sorby, 
Messrs. Roberts, 
Mappin, and 
Watson. 
W. P. W. Bux- 
ton; Mr. 
Furniss. 
Correspondent 
to Carnarvon 
Paper. 
.. In an oblique direction],.,,......,csosssssseerreseee Re OWen. 
towards the north 
horizon. 
From S. to N., or a little!..,..ccsescocsosssssescerecess C. H. B. Hambly. 
W. of N. 
.|N. to N.W., downwards)...... sesscovevevercoeereeeges(JOhN Hall, jun. 
D. Walker, M.D. 
trees PRO eeeeeeeeeteeeestens Id. 
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