A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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Appearance; Train, if any, Length of 



and its Duration. 



A misty object. 



Horizon. 

 A well-raarked disk with a 

 steady light. Left no 

 sparks. 



Fiery appearance. . 



train left. 

 View impaired by fog. 



No 



The meteor kept enlarging 

 until it disappeared. 



No sparks or trains. 



Occasionally obscured by 

 clouds. Tailed. 



One left a train 



Burst with red sparks. 



rath. 



Part of visi- 

 ble path 

 20'=' 



12° 



10° or 12° 



10° or 12°. 



15° or 20°. 



Direction ; noting also 



whether Horizontal, 



Perpendicular, or 



Inchned. 



Remarks. 



Observer. 



Fell vertically , 



N. to S. 



I'"ell vertically , 



i ^h. 



^^ Spica 



Fell vertically. 

 Inclined 



Directed from 10° above 

 Polaris. 



Continued its light un- 

 diminished (except by 

 clouds) to the ho- 



Saturn very brilliant 



T. M. Simkiss. 



A. S. Herschel. 

 W. H. Wood. 

 F. Howlett. 



Inclined. 



Radiant-point between 

 Polaris and Capella. 



A. S. Herschel. 

 T. W. Webb. 



Communicated 

 by W.H.Wood. 



A. S. Herschel. 



E. llardcastle. 



A. S. Herschel. 



R. P. Greg. 



Communicated 

 bv R. P. Greg. 



