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212 REPORT—1863. 
Pl f Position, or 
Date. Hour. ieeraon, Apparent Size. Colour. Duration. Acinic 
8159. | h m 
Oct. 4| 9 5 p.m.|Roorkee,N.India|Far brighter than].......ccccesssee- Slow motion|Appeared at alti 
any star then at beginning] tude 12°, d 
visible in the sky. and end,| E.; passed 
quick in the} within 5° 
middle. the zenith, a 
disappeared at 
altitude 20°, 25° 
S. of W. j 
1860. | 
Aug.1l]....... ee Newhaven, Con-|46 shooping-stars...|.....csesecesssceeleceeneeereeeenes de |sseeessassacsecvenst Z 
necticut. 
1861. 
July 16/10 10 p.m.|Vauxhall, Lon-|Beautiful meteor...|.......... eee secdouveneeties .-./Descended towards 
don. the earth in t 
northerly direc 
tion. . 
24) 7 10 p.m.|Lat. 22° 21’ S.,|=3rd mag.# ...... White ......... 1:2second ...|From Saturn 
Long. 3° 17’ E. towards th 
horizon, _alony 
axis of the zodi 
acal light. 
27| 7 55 p.m.|Lat. 19° 44’ S.,|=3rd mag.* ...... White .........|2 seconds....../From near 3 
Long. 0°18’ W. tauri to west 
ern side 0 
Crater. 
Aug.10/About 10 |Dieppe (France))Very brilliant — |.....sseesseeeeee- Considerable |Disappeared behin 
p.m. shooting-star. duration. hills in W. : fron 
altitude 45°, 
10)......,..06-...| Newhaven, Con-/95 shooting-stars...|..... Roaaitveesscs| toes edeenmeuppenlenemeeaae oncsesma ve 
necticut, N. si 
America. > 
10].............--|Burlington, New|289 shooting-stars..|.........++ Valevs|ucavessantterenacclossesnees+ees same conse 
Jersey. 
15] 7 0 p.m./Lat. 6° 19’ N.,'@ Cygni ............|Slightly red-|1 second ...... a Cephei tov 
ane. 25° 43/ dish. a@Cygni. 
19| 7 49 p.m.|Lat. 9° 48’ N.,/=I1st mag.#......... Bluish white...|2 seconds......|Through Cepheu 
Long. 17° 10’ 4 
Wie a: 
20| 7 35 p.m.|Lat. 10° 6’ N.,/> Ursa Major ...|White .........)..:eeseeeeeereness a Draconis 
Long. 28° 15’ Ursz Majoris. 
Ww. ; 
2119 5 p.m.|Lat. 10° 46’ N.J> 2  .cecseeeecsseee White ......... Not >0°5 sec.|@ to » Dracom 
Long. 29° 28’ and onwards. 
w. | 
Sept.25) 8 30 p.m.|Lat. 50° 37’ N.,|=2nd mag.x ...... Deep rose-red|Not>0°25sec.\u Serpentis to th 
Long. 0° 16’ N.E. . 
E. . 
25) 8 32 p.m.|Ibid........... vosee| = 18t MAG.%......04. Winite sco cpeees Not > 0:5sec./From near yx Ce 
towards S. hi 
rizon. ? 
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