A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OP LUMINOUS METHORS. 



11 



Appearance ; Train, if any, 

 and its Duration. 



When the meteor disap. 

 peared, it flared up 

 like an expiring candle, 

 and left a cometary 

 patch for more than 

 ten minutes at that place. 



Left a large comet in the 

 sky where it exploded. 



Appeared to be folio wedby a 

 train , and burst with aflash 

 which shed a faint light, 

 Left a yellowish train 18° 

 or 20° in length for two 

 seconds, pointed at the 

 extremities. 

 Left a train for 2 or 3 



seconds. 

 Left a train for some time 

 15° or 20° long. The 

 dark part represents 

 a ruby colour, the outer 

 part a bright yellow. 



Length of 

 Path. 



The light was intense even 

 in passing near the 

 moon. 



Spark-like 



Streak 



A. tailed meteor bursting 

 vrith sparks. 



Wter extinction, reappear- 

 ed with a bright flash. 

 No train or sparks 



)fo train or sparks 

 !^o train or sparks 



yieteor sparkled, at length 

 dra^Yiug a tail. 



liCft a very slight train 



Direction ; noting also 



whether Horizontal, 



Perpendicular, or 



Inclined, 



VV. to E. ; perfectly ho- 

 rizontal. 



Descended obliquely 



E. to W. 



Remarks. 



Measurements from 

 memory among par- 

 ticular landmarks. 



The ' Comet ' remained 

 visible untU clouds 

 intervened and cover- 

 ed the sky. 



Sky misty 



Observer. 



12° 



E. to W. 



Directed from o Cephei. 



Corresponds to Euston 

 Road, l'> 50''' a.m. 

 (See Appendix I.) 



J. H. Abrahall. 



' The Times,' 

 Oct. 17. 



E. J. G., 'The 

 Times,' Oct. 

 20. 



W. H. Wood, 



S. H, Miller, 

 Id. 



Id. 



J. L. L., 'The 

 Standard,' Oct. 

 25. 



E. J. Lowe. 



Id. 



Communicated 

 by W.H.Wood. 



A. S, Herschel. 



A. S. Herschel 

 and W. J. H. 



Id. 



T. Crumplen and 

 J. Parkin. 



Id. 



A. S. Herschel 

 and W. J, II. 



W, H. Wood. 



T. Crumplen and 

 J. Parkin, 



