A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 3 



point, which is called their " Eadiant-point." The near approach of the No- 

 vember display of meteors in 1866 (see Appendix), makes it desirable that 

 astronomers should note the radiant-points of shootiag-stars, in order that, 

 if any exists (from distant latitudes and longitudes), the parallax should be 

 detected, and meteors may thus be referred to their true causes. 



I OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



Appearance; Train, if any 

 and its Duration. 



Like red-hot cinders falling 

 from the grate of acoal fire. 

 X fiery dragon with a Ion 

 tail. Left a train. 



Detonated like a bomb 



Burst 



Flashed among stormy 

 clouds, looking very 

 close. 



Upwards of 30 falling stars 

 in 40 minutes. 



Numbers of bright shoot 

 ing-stars about the same 

 time. 



No train or sparks 



No train or sparks 



No train or sparks 



Left a train for2| seconds. 



A brilliant globular meteor 



Length of 

 Path. 



10° 



18= 



14° 



13= 



Direction ; noting also 



whether Horizontal, 



Perpendicular, or 



Inclined. 



Remarks. 



Perpendicular . 

 Inclined 



Fell downwards in a 

 vertical line from 

 Arcturus. 



Came from a dark part 

 N. of the north end 

 of the Milky Way. 



Directed from Camelo- 

 pardalus. 



Towards e Aquilae 



Left a train 



A kite in Scotland is 

 called a ' dragon.' 



After its disappearance 

 two fresh detonations 

 were heard, followed 

 by a prolonged hum- 

 ming sound. 



No noise heard Id. 



Observer. 



Mrs. Hood. 

 J. MacOwen. 



Communicated 

 by R. P. Greg, 



Cloudy before this time 



W. Airy. 



J. Rock, Jun. 



F. Howlett. 



T. Crumplen. 

 Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 

 Id. 



T. Slater. 

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