A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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Appearance ; Train, if any, 

 and its Duration. 



[lluminated the scene. 



Nucleus of brilliant light 



Burst into fragments 



like a shell. 

 L,eft several flakes, like 



molten drops, in its 



flight. 



Length of 

 Path. 



rhe meteor burst twice , 



^s described in other aC' 

 counts. 



% ball of light with 



I dull nebulous taU. 



Vanished amid deep 



red falling fragments. 



lluminated the whole sky 



filobe of light with train 

 I of 4 or 5 crimson-red 

 i flakes. Left no streak, 

 disappeared with red 

 colour. 



•■ollowed by a long train. 

 Disappeared with a 

 bright coruscation. 



WUiant egg-shaped nu- 

 cleus, followed by a tail 

 which tapered to a point. 



20° 



Direction ; noting also 



whether Horizontal, 



Perpendicular, or 



Inclined. 



Fell quite vertically 



The light appeared on 

 the west edge of the 

 field of view in a tele 

 scope. 



W. to E., slightly as. 

 cending. 



Fell vertically , 



Downwards, inclining 

 to the left. 



Remarks. 



Seen also at Ulverston.. 



Sky quite covered vrith 

 a thick fog. 



"At first the meteor 

 appeared stationary 

 like Venus out of 

 place." (Observa 

 tion near Manches 

 ter.) 



In 4 or 5 minutes a 

 meteoric sound like 

 a train crossing 

 bridge, which lasted 

 2 or 3 seconds. 



Heavy rain 



Thick drizzling rain 



Burst three times 



No report heard ; va- 

 nished suddenly. 



Not much inclined to 

 the horizon. 



Ursa Major. 



Lyra. 



Meteor. 



Observer. 



H., ' Manehestei 

 Guardian.' 



' The Times.' 

 M. W, BuUen. 

 J. Williams. 



G. H. S., 'The 



Times.' 

 A. Brothers. 



Robert S. Hart. 



G. M., 'The 

 Times.' 



A. S. Herschel. 



W. E. Buck. 



E. B. K., "The 

 Times.' 



Manchester 

 Guardian.' 



C, ' Manchester 

 Guardian.' 



T. T. Wilkinson 

 (Proceedings 

 Lit. Phil. Soc. 

 of Manches- 

 ter). 



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