A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



17 



Appearance ; Train, if any, 

 and its Duration. 



Length of 

 Path. 



Direction ; noting also 



whether Horizontal, 



Perpendicular, or 



Inclined. 



Remarks. 



Ohserver, 



Illuminated the scene. 

 Left a train 



Somewhat pear-shaped. 

 Vivid. 



20° 



At first dull ; became 

 luminous, passing from 

 blue to white. 



10° 



Burst into sparks. Left a 

 train. 



10 = 



Left a train , 



Left a train . 



4°. 

 8°. 



Path uudulatory . 



Left a train 



Disappeared with an ex- 

 plosion. 



Large ball of flame with a 

 long feathery tail of fire. 



Emitted bright sparks as it 

 fell. 



As described in other ac- 

 counts. 



Fell vertically down .. 



Interrupted view among 

 trees (.' Q"" 45"" p.m. ) 



Began almost over- 

 head, and disappeared 

 behind buildings. 

 (Time certain.) 



Disappeared once, and 

 reappeared ; slow mo- 

 tion. 



Directed from 6 Cygni. 



Directed from a Ursse 

 Majoris. 



5° to left of perpendicu- 

 lar ; down. 

 E. to W. ; horizontal. 



Descending . 



Descended perpendicu- 

 larly. 



Not>. 2= 



The whole path fore- 

 shortened to 2°. 



Starlight; several fall- 

 ing stars. 



Like the bursting of a 

 rocket a few hundred 

 yards off. 



R. P. Greg. 



Id. 



Communicated 

 by W.H.Wood 

 R. P. Greg. 



Communicated 

 by T. Grumplen. 



R. P. Greg. 

 W. H. Wood. 



R. P. Greg. 

 Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



W. H. Wood. 



Id. 

 Id. 



Id. 



R. P. Greg. 



' Caernarvon 

 Herald.' 



The Standard.' 



'Hereford Times,' 



H. C. Key. 



P. L., 'The 

 Times.' 



Robert Sutcliffe. 



