50 REPORT—1862. 
Position, or | 
Date. Hour. once n. | Apparent Size. Colour. Duration. Altitude and 
1862., h m 
Feb. 210 54 p.m.|/Birkenhead(Sea-=Castor ........++++ White: Ji sryenes second ...00 
combe). 
211 11 p.m.Ibid. ....... seess| = Cor Catol tec White <.ji5e000 3 seconds...... 
roli and 
turus), 2° highe | 
2)11 30 p.m.|Ibid.  ....0.000... =Cor Caroli ...... WIRE V5 os0ss- 4 second ...... eet } (6 Leo 
and a 
Berenicis). 
3} 9 O p.m.|Kilmarnock, Quarter diameter 0 White ......-.-|More than halfAppeared close 
Glasgow. moon, or 3 times a minute. Pollux; dis 
Venus at maxi- peared close t 
mum. Aldebaran. . 
411 46 p.m.|Weston - super -|=Capella............/Bright blue .,. 14 second ...|Appeared near i 
Mare. Cassiopeiz. 
911 41 p.m. Birkenhead (Sea-|=Jupiter............ BING: © .cqssee-s + second , 
combe). 
it 32 a akevaabaers = Arcturus ......... White ........./4 SCCONd «+00. 
18 8 37 p.m./Greenwich ...... =3rd mag.x ...... Blue ..se0c0s- 1 second ...... From direction 
Capella; dis 
peared near | 
Arietis. : 
28912 spam\Ibid. s...00:0000 =3rd mag.x ..... Blue: ‘nageasess Nearly 1 sec. |From Z Tauri aert 
a Orionis. 
1811 12 p.m.Islington, Lon--=y Cassiopeie ...|White seseseeee(0°6 second .../4 « Cassiopei 
on, A Camelopz 
to 5 (x, 
Persei. 
19| 0 23 a.m.|Birkenhead(Sea- Twice diameter of Yellow  ......{f second ......|From 14° to ri 
combe). Jupiter. of » Draconis. 
1911 32 p.m.lIslington, Lon--=4th mag.* ......|Yellow  ......{0°2 second ...|Centre $ (y Ce 
don. and B Ca Ss] 
peiz). 
: 50 pm.Ibid. ...... seeces|==SITIUS .seceseeeeee| White o.00+0...[L°3 second , 
al 
912 10 pm.Ibid. ....... oace| == CUA QUIMG <i eccness WGA! cochoosss 4 second see... 
f 8 zs Rim lige - super -|=2nd and 3rd mag.| ? esesssseeeesees| 2 ceceeceererenesleeesnneeeeeseeues 
| Mare. shooting-stars. 
9 30. p-m. 
2011 p.m. . WES eeaccescuaces =3rd mag. ShOOt-| ? sssccsecseseeee| 2 ceceeeaneeses 
12 p.m. ing-stars. 
20/11 323 pipe iinet: Lon-|=s Cassiopeie .../Yellow  ....../0°25 second 
aon. 
21/10 57 lei ae = 2nd mag.x ...... White ......... About 2 secB...}..ceeeees sndveotan 
21/11 5 p.m.|Islington, Lon-|=e Persei ......... Yellow .....- el 
don. 
