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Place of 
Date. Hour. Observation. 
1862.|h m 
June 4| 8 30 p.m./Urbino, Rimini 
(Italy). 
5] 9 20 p.m.jLat. 52° N., 
Long. 89° 35’ 
E 
14/7 15 p.m. Lat. 1° 7 S.,|--4th mag.* 
Long. 85° 45’ 
E. 
18,9 O pm.|Lat. 7° 1’ S,, 
Long. 79° 20’ 
E. 
July 8} 6 30 p.m.|Lat. 33° 17’ S., 
Long. 32° 45’ 
E 
19)10 15 to 11/Prestwitch, near 
p-m. Manchester. 
20} 7 15 p.m|Lat. 28° 48’ S., 
Long. 9° 54’ 
E 
REPORT—1863. 
Apparent Size. 
Fine bolide ......... 
=2nd mag.* 
>Ist mag.x 
Not a single shoot- 
ing-star. 
= 2nd mag.* 
Aug. 4) 9 45 p.m. Euston Road, /|Fine meteor, equal 
London. to lst mag.* 
FES s OSes cccuspe ewer at Gib er Gl eee Re ee 
also at Ha- 
vannah. 
10| 8 30 to 13)Rome; Observa-|19 shooting - stars 
p-m. tory of the| recorded. 
Capitol. 
LO xeeansssones --/Havannah  and/31 and 54 shooting- 
Paris. stars per hour. 
12/10 O p.m.|Euston Road, |=2nd mag.x ...... 
London. ~* 
12/10 14 p.m.|Ibid.............00. =2nd to 3rd mag. 
UPA i Ge ean = Ist mag.*......... 
12)10 52 p.m./ Hawkhurst =2nd mag. ...... 
(Kent). 
12)11 1 p.m.|Flimwell, Hurst-|= Ist mag.*......... 
green (Sussex). 
12/11 11 p.m./Greenwich ......|Bright meteor 
12/11 35 p.m./Hawkhurst ...... =23 Ursz Majoris... 
“12)11 41 p.m.|Fiimwell, Hurst-|= Ist mag.«......... 
green (Sussex). 
Position, or 
Colour. Duration. Altitude and — 
Azimuth. 
White ......... 15 second ...|From Z Centauri te 
N.N.E. | 
White ..2...<0. 1 second ...... Throngh Centauru, 
to S.S.E. | 
Rich red ...... 3 seconds...... From near 6 Triang) 
Aust. to 3 
Are. | 
Arcturus ......|2 seconds...... 2 Scorpii towards 
W.N.W. 
WiNte:.,;¢.00n0 1 second ...... n Serpentis to 
Taur. Poniat. 
Se ee 5 seconds......|From star BAC 2 
to do. BAC 1001. 
Shee eansa eens se 4 seconds......|76 Urs Majo 
to 3 Can. Veni 
std caged meas emul sets sosscoeeseceee-/Appeared in abst 
lute conjuncti 
with Mizar, and) 
vanished ju 
| ander it. 
coves esseeeeeees-|Occupied only|From 85 Ilereu 
2 or 3 sees.| to 62 Herculi 
in passage. | _ (Approx.) 
Witte... .:<... 1-2 second ...\From 4 (¢ Ursa 
Maj., « Booti 
to B Bootis. 
saivagasttansssses Rapid .........\From 6 Drae 
nis to A Her 
culis. 
White ......00. Moved _very|Appeared from the 
rapidly. W., and swept) 
close below 
* Pointers’ 
wards the hori ; 
Wihitew:4 vce 0°5 second ...|Centre at « Bootis. 
Bee 3 veveee|Rapid ....... |1om 15 Vulpecule) 
to 5° below 6} 
Aquila. i} 
qi 
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