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REPORT — 1871. 



5. 1871, July 31st, 9^ 27"^ p.m., Bristol.—" I observed a meteor of some 

 briliiancy on Monday evening last, July 31st, at 91^ 27=^. It was first seen a 

 little above /3 Pegasi, and passing downwards obliquely, it went about 3° east 

 of a Pegasi, and disappeared when it reached a point somewhere near E. A. 13°, 

 N. Declin. 29°. It left no train of light that was perceptible, and I suppose 

 that the meteor was visible for about three seconds. As far as could be 



i\ 



Observations oi 



Date. 



1870. 

 Sep. 12 



23 



Oct. 2 



Hour. 



h m 



10 25 p.m 



8 10 p.m, 



10 8 p.m 



Caraden Town, 

 Loudon. 



Birmingham 



29 



Nov. 13 



12 15 a.m 

 9 37 59 



» 21 

 „ 20 



1871. 

 Mar. 1 



Place of 

 Observation. 



Ibid, 



Glasgow 



Royal Observa 

 tory, Green- 

 wich. 



9 35 p.m. 

 9 p.m 



10 10 p.m. 



17 



About 10 40 



p.m. 

 (local time). 



Apparent Size. 



3x I|, large disk... 



One-third diameter 

 of the full moon, 

 or 2 X $ . 



■V- 





Colour. 



Blue. 



Duration. 



Slow moving., 



Pale blue About 2 sees, 



Silvery-white. 



3 seconds . 



Red 



Yellowish . 



Glasgow 



Scarborough 



Charing Cross, 

 London. 



Paris, Rochelle, 

 &c., France. 



= V-- 



Apparent shape and 

 size of the half- 

 moon. 



Splendid meteor . 



White 3 seconds 



0-4 second 

 3 seconds.. 



Apparent Course. 



Began near a Ursi 

 Majoris, and en 

 ed near Cor C; 

 roll. 



Commenced at 

 a=66, 5=-t-3& 



From 92° -1-44° 

 to 116 +37 



Bluish 



Brilliant white 



Green 



About 3 sees. 



20 seconds 



' 



Commenced at Cd 

 Caroli. 



Passed midway be; 

 tween « and 

 Draconis, ai 

 continued iti 

 path parallel to ^ 

 and T] Ursae Mj 

 joris. 



From i (/3, S) 

 rigse to o Ural 

 Majoris. 



Descended from aci 

 point about 15 

 above the S.WjJ 

 horizon. il 



From near /3 Caini|| 

 Minoris to aboni 

 5° or 6° east of, 

 and at the sami 

 altitude as, « On\ 

 onis. 



104 

 Mm 



