Date. 
224 
1862.;h m 
Sept.25/About 7 39|London .........|Fine meteor ; =1st]......s00++-++.+./0°8 second ...|From near Polai 
Oct. 
Hour. 
REPORT—1863. 
Position, or 
Place of : é 5 
: Apparent Size. Colour. Duration. Altitude and 
Observation. ‘Acirndti 
am | | | 
p-m. mag.* to 3° above 
Urse Minoris. 
25| 8 32 p.m.|Brighton ......... Most brilliant |White,  then)...............06 Descending in th 
meteor. green. N.N.E. 
27\Soon  after/Cuckfield(Essex)|Several splendid)...........0....0[eeseeceeeeesseeees Traversed _ the! 
8 p.m. meteors. eastern sky. 
29) 8 49 30 |Manchester...... Decidedly > Ca- |Bluish white..|14 to 2 secs.../From R. A. 15 8 
p.m. pella; nearly = Declination ] 
to Mars. 284° to R. A. | 
51™, Declinati¢ 
N. 30°. , 
3) 7 35 p.m.|Vienna......... One-fifth diameter|Yellow in |2 seconds......|Altitude 34° | 
of the moon. centre ; S.W. i 
greenish on ; 
outer edges 
and on tail. | 
5} 8 O p.m.|London ......... S> ALcturnsievcccess|stecccocsecesasse2 Rapid ssseseree From near Arctur) 
to below the i 
rizon. | 
7|\12 30 p.m.|Mens, Fiirsten-|Adrolite, 161b8. ...|.....cscessesseese|ecesseeteseccssees[esseseceeceseeanen val 
Noon. berg (Meck- 
lenburg). 
15| 9 1 p.m.|Senftenberg 7’ diameter ......... Greenish blue,|23 seconds .../From near Perse 
(near Berlin). then red. to feet of Ur 
Major. 
15] 9 14 p.m.|Ibid................ 5’ diameter ......... Greenish blue,|2 seconds...... From Pleiades 1 
then red. wards Cetus. | 
15) 9 24 p.m./Prague......... Large fireball ...... Greenish ....5.|..ccscastsssacotss From altitude 
to about 10°% | 
tude at last. | 
15) 9 30 p.m.|Senftenberg AHRIAMELED wareweones|bovaceeawsts cos os 2% seconds ...|Pularis, past L 
(near Berlin). toS.W. @ 
15| 9-10 p.m.|Lake Constance,|= Venus ............ Yellowish...... 34 seconds .../From 20° alt 
S.W. end. in E. to 30°@) 
tude in N.E.or 
16) 9-10 p.m.|Rothnen-Siedel..|2 x full-moon...... Prismatic 
colours. 
16] 9-10 p.m.|Ibid..........s000.. Tiare mire bDAlliicrsce-|-2.sacs-ceceesn ete 
16| 9-10 p.m.|Ibid................ Marre PEDAL pacete|'ssec-s-se<te sence 
18) 9 25 p.m.\Greenwich ...... = 2nd mag.* ...... BINGscse0-s2caee 
the Pleiade 
18/10 36 p.m. |[bid.......ccecceees == Capenlatcins.ss «se. Bluish white..!1 second ...... a Ns dist 
peared neal 
Draconis. | 
20| 6 34 p.m.|London ......... A little less than|Intense white |1 second, or a/From 2° W. 
Mars. little less. Pegasi to 1°) 
of and above 
Agquarii. 
20| 9 49 p.m./Greenwich ...... =2nd mag.* ......|Blue  ........./1 second ...... From Perseus # 
| Andromedz. | 
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