OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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judged it was of a red colour, and somewhat star-like in appearance. At the 

 time of its appearance the sky was rather cloudy and misty, and the meteor 

 was not, therefore, seen advantageously. It did not seem to explode at the 

 time of its extinction. I have sent the ahove particulars thinking they may 

 be useful for comparison with other results." — William F. Denning, Gotham 

 Park, Bristol, August 2nd, 1871. 



irge Meteors, 1870-71. 



Appearance; Train or 

 Sparks. 



very large globular nu- 

 cleus. Seen through 

 haze, -which dimmed its 

 light. 



globular nucleus, with- 

 out tail or streak. 



ucleus pear-shaped, with 

 short adhering white 

 tail, projecting dull-red 

 fragments forwards on 

 its course ; increasing 

 and exploding at maxi- 

 mum brightness. 



Length of Path and 

 Direction. 



25° ; downwards to left.. 



»10° ; directed from Ca- 

 pella, radiant Fj. 



Remarks. 



Observer and 

 References &c. 



;ft a very fine streak 



ft no streak . 



e meteor only seen as it 

 passed behind the edge 

 of a cloud. 



icleus pear-shaped, fol- 

 lowed by a short train 

 "or a second. Point of 

 irst appearance near 

 louses, which concealed 

 :he neighbouring star 

 ?rocyon. 

 explosion ; but many 

 parks projected from 

 he nucleus. Left a lu- 

 ninous track, which re- 

 aained visible for more 

 ban an hour. 



From radiant Fj 



5° while in sight ; directed 



from 6 Ursae Majoris. 

 40° 



15° J from radiant in Taurus 



Fell perpendicularly 



The stars scarcely visible through 

 haze, but recognized sufficiently 

 near the meteor's path. 



View of the end of its course in- 

 tercepted when at an altitude 

 of 4° or 5°. 



From radiant a Tauri. End 

 path hidden by houses. 



of 



T. Crumplen. 



W. H. Wood. 

 Id. 



Robert Maclure. 

 T.Wright. 



Pro- 

 cyon 



a Ori- 

 ^ onis 



Appeared with two flashes, which 

 lit up all the heavens. 



Sky clear. The meteor appeared 

 extremely bright in the full 

 moonlight. 



Seen also at Chichester, 10'» 30"" 

 p.m., > ? , from near the ze- 

 nith, with a remarkably long 

 duration, to near the S.W'. hori- 

 zon. Bright gold colour at 

 last, leaving a brilhant train 

 visible for 3 or 4 minutes (' The 

 Times,' Mar. 21st). 



Robert Maclure. 



T. H. WaUer. 



F. H. Ward. 



Messrs. Prevost, 

 Samberg, and 

 other obser- 

 vers (' Comp 

 tes Rendus,' 

 March 20th, 

 1871). 



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