A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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Appearance; Train, if any, 

 and its Duration. 



Long lingering train 



K linRcrine tail ... 



Long lingering 



Left a few red sparks. 



^Drew a tail 3° in length, 

 I and broke into frag- 

 ,; ments, green, red, blue, 

 ! and white. 



ti Perfectly round. Disap- 

 !< peareii without change 

 1 behind a bank of clouds. 

 I Uocket-like. Left a bright 

 train and four or five 

 bright sparks at last 

 I upon its track. 



A part of the luminous 

 track gathered itself uj) 

 as if attracted to one 

 point, and took the ap- 

 pearance of a comet, 

 remaining visible for 

 more than 10 minutes. 



Globular, slightly prolong- 

 ed behind. Disappeared 

 instantaneously without 

 fragments. Left a yel- 

 lowish train 10° in 

 length, which increased 

 with the meteor, but 

 not so rapidly. 



Length of 

 rath. 



30° 



Direction ; noting also 



whether Horizontal, 



Pcrpendicidar, or 



Inclined. 



Remarks. 



Direction N. to S. 

 Inclined path. 



Still daylight, just get- 

 ting dusk ; Crystal 

 Palace distinctly visi- 

 ble from the Royal 

 Observatory. 



From 4 to 5 falling-stars 

 in one hour. 



Reappeared after pass 

 ing behind a dense 

 cloud. 



The light rendered the 

 distant landscape visi- 

 ble. The colour be- 

 came blue at S Ceti ; 

 afterwards intense 

 blue. 



Observer. 



S. II. Miller, 

 W. II. Wood. 

 1^. J. Lowe, 



Id, 



W, C. Nash, 



W. II. M'ood. 

 A. S. Herschel, 



H, W, C, Wise 

 (conimunicate( 

 byF.W.Gough). 



Id. 



W. H, Wood, 



E. J. Lowe. 



Id, 



G. Bowyer. 



E. J. Lowe, 



