A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEOKS. 



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Appearance ; Train, if any, 

 and its Duration. 



iix left trains ; one 2 > J/, 

 burst into sparks. 



Length of 

 Path. 



iCft no trains 



'wo very brilliant, and 

 eight ordinary falling 

 stars. 



'ear-shaped, with a tail of 

 I red sparks. 



'ear-shaped, with a tail 

 Illuminated the sky at 

 last with three rapid 

 flashes. 



last a strong light, 



Tail like that of a 



rocket, 

 'igure and size of a 



■n alnut. Moved with a 



flickering light. 



fo train or sparks 



'ear-shaped ; left no train 



Direction ; noting also 



whether Horizontal, 



Perpendicular, or 



Inclined. 



Two radiant-points ; ? 



Ursaa Majoris and Head 



of Bootes. The latter 



became well defined at 



1^ a.m. 



Radiant - point at c 



Quadrantis Muralis ; 



very definite. 



8° or 10°. 



Remarks. 



Most frequent from ll*" 

 to 12'' p.m. 



Going N.N.W., 



Descended at an angle 

 of 45°. 



Descended 

 the W. 



towards 



Descended towards the 

 W. 



X^ 



From 12*" p.m. until P 

 or 2'> a.m. Jan. 3rd, 

 shooting-stars fell one 

 per minute. 



Clear sky 



Tail and outline of 

 meteor dimmed by 

 fog. Last third part of 

 the course hidden by 

 obstacles. 



Observer, 



E. J. Lowe. 



R. P. Greg. 



A. S. Herschel. 



Communicated 

 by W.H.Wood 



Hugh Weight- 

 man. 



W. G. Drysdale. 

 ' The Standard.' 



W. H. Wood. 



Gas-lights looked dim in 

 the light. 



Illuminated the clouds 

 like a bright aurora. 

 No report in ten mi. 

 nutes. 



Termination not seen , 



To left from perpen- 

 dicular. 



A. Haviland. 



C. M., 'The 

 Times.' 



A. S. Herschel. 

 Id. 



