64 



REPORT 1864. 



Date. 



Hour. 



Place of 

 Observation. 



Apparent Size. 



Colour. 



Duration. 



Position, or 



Altitude and 



Azimuth. 



1864. 

 Aug. 9 



h n; s 



11 30 27 



p.m. 



11 30 30 



p.m. 

 (2 meteors), 



Beeston Obser- 

 vatory. 



Greenwich 



11 30 45 

 p.m. 



11 33 30 

 p.m. 



11 37 35 

 p.m. 



U 38 3 

 p.m. 



11 38 10 

 p.m. 



11 38 30 



p.m. 

 11 38 40 



p.m. 



11 39 p.m. 



11 39 p.m 



11 39 30 



p.m. 



Ibid, 



Ibid, 



Beeston Obser- 

 vatory. 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 



Ibid, 

 Ibid, 



Greenwich 



Ibid, 



= lst mag.* 



Red 



Rapid 



Both 2nd or 3rd 

 mag.sR 



Blue 



Each lasted J 

 second. 



Small 



=2nd mag.* 



= 2nd mag.* 



= 1st mag.# 



= 3rd mag.* 



= 2nd mag.* 

 = 2nd mag.* 



= 2nd mag.* 



=2nd mag.# 



Ibid, 



Blue 

 Blue 

 Red . 

 Red . 



Yellow 

 Yellow 



Blue 



Blue 



Lessthanlsec. 



1 second 



Rapid 



Rapid 



Rapid 



Rapid 



Rapid 



1 second 



1 second 



1 second 



From T Andromedee 



towards tj Andro- 



medae, disappear 



ing5°before reach- 



ing that star. 



In the vicinity of 



Ursa Major: No.l 



directed upon e 



Ursse Majoris, 



and No. 2 passed 



a few degrees to 



the right of /3 



Ursae Majoris ; 



direction parallel 



to a line joining 



a and y Ursae 



Majoris. 



•^1 



From the right of 



ct Persei to y 



Persei. 

 From a point to thi 



right of a Persei; 



to (3 Persei 

 From 0° 30' below « 



Arietis to 2" 30' 



below y Arietis. 

 1° above y Andro 



medae to 1° above 



a Trianguli. 

 1° above y to 1° 



above « Andro- 



medae. 

 From 9 across y 



Ursae Minoris. 

 From 0° 30' above 



;3 to 1° above y 



Arietis. 

 On the right of 



Perseus. 



From a point 10° 

 to the left of /3 

 Aurigae towards 

 N. horizon. 



A few degrees W. 

 of the place o< 

 preceding me- 

 teor, nearly the 

 same altitude. 



