A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LXTMINOUS METEORS. 



Appearance ; Train, if any, 

 and its Duration. 



Left a train on the greater 

 part of its course. 



Left a train 5° in length.. 



Left a train upon the 

 whole visible course. 



Intermittent light 



When the meteor crossed 

 the harbour, the body 

 split up into three parts. 



Left no train 



Left a train of linger 

 ing sparlis for two or 

 three seconds, 35° in 

 length. Head kite 

 haped ; brightest in 

 hont ; disappeared sud- 

 denly. 



Length of 

 Path. 



30° 



20° 



Almost perpendicularly 

 down. 



From right to left, in- 

 clined a little down- 

 wards. 



5°. 



102°. 



Left a train 10° in length, 

 which faded gradually, 

 Threw off a few sparks. 



35<= 



Left a traiu 5° iu length. 



Left a train upon its whole 

 course. 



Left a train 10° in length, 

 as observed by an opera- 

 glass. 



Had all the appearance of 

 a rocket as to sparks, 

 &c., but on a much 

 larger scale. 



Direction; noting also 



whether Horizontal, 



Perpendicular, or 



Inclined. 



The train was apparent- 

 ly distinct from the 

 head. 



Termination only seen. . 



Remarks. 



T. Crumplen. 



Id. 



Observer. 



Id. 



W. H. Wood. 



E. J. Lowe. 



The pai-ts traversed the Lit up the harbour with 

 sky rapidly towards 

 theE. 



a brightness almost 

 equal to day. 

 View interrupted by 

 clouds. Twilight. 



A fine meteor 



Almost horizontal 



A few degrees to right 

 from perpendicular ; 

 dow^n. 



S.W. to N.E. 



Faint clouds 

 the sky. 



obscured 



W. H. Wood. 



CorkExaminer. 



Communicated 

 byA.S.Herschel. 



T. Crumplen, 



S. H. MUler. 

 S. H. MUler. 

 T. Crumplen. 

 S. H. Miller. 



T. Crumplen. 



S. H. Miller. 



T. Crumplen. 



T. Webb (com- 

 municated bv 

 F. W. Gougli)'. 



S. H. Miller. 



