228 REPURT—1863. 
Position, or 
Date.| Hour. bie eal. Apparent Size. Colour. Duration. ae and 
zimuth. 
1862.|h hm 
Nov. 9| 7 to 7 30 |Prestwitch,Man- Not one shooting-|.........ccseceee|eceenseeeneee ical, Secaes ccs eeeeee ova 
p-m. chester. star. 
9 9 3 p.m./Weston - super -> Mars ..-....s+00e Silvery white..|14 second .../From altitude 
Mare. S.; to altitu 
2°, 7 3° ie 
Ss. 
910 41 p.m.|Greenwich ...... =2nd mag.* ....--|Blue see. Lessthan lsec.|From direction 
a Persei towa 
N.; disappear 
about 15° bel 
Polaris. 
10| 7 to 7 30 |Prestwitch(Man-|Two shooting-stars|,,,,...... PRE oe ere Fell down in N.I 
p-m. chester). q 
| 
11) 7 10 p.m.|Hawkhurst ...... =Ist mag.* ...... Very _ bright/Very slow mo-|From @ Urse | 
white. tion. joris to « Uj 
Majoris, bu 
turned a 
fect half cit 
round 3 1 
Majoris. 
11! 8 45 to 9|Weston - super -/Two or three shoot-|Blue  .......00)..c.eeeeeeeneeeees From Mars 
p-m. Mare. ing-stars; =3rd wards the 
mag.* and from — 
culis  verti¢i 
down. 
11| 9 10 p.m.|Greenwich ...... =8rd mag.* ...... BING] iscasesses 1 second ...... From directio 
Capella, . 
to o Urse } 
joris. 
11} 9 28 p.m.|Ibid ...........+06- =3rd mag.* ...... Blue. ...000e 1 second ...... From Cepheu 
Draconis. 
11/10 30 to 11|Prestwitch(Man-|No shooting-stars),....... ecedeessies|Sececcas cones cdg heen sceam : 
p-m. chester). seen. 
12) 6 5 p.m.|Accrington(Lan-|=2nd mag.* ...... Faint white .../Rather slow...|Fell from Peg 
cashire). ' 
12) 7 46 p.m.) Weston - super -/=to « Tyre, . esses. BNE, sic<snscs 21 seconds ...|From Mizar 
Mare. Herculis. 
12} 8 45 p.m./Accrington(Lan- =3rd mag.* ...... Bright white../Rapid; instan-|About 10° 
cashire). taneous. Castor. 
12| 9-10 p.m.|Prestwitch(Man- Four shooting-stars).......+++.+000+ salsaneassstaeeeed ...|Two at the 
chester). horizon, © 
Draco, 
others 
ward, 
Cassiopeia 
k Pleiades. 
13|Until 9 p.m.|Weston - super -/No_shooting-stars)...............01./eererees dus sacupep lance cesee eel 
Mare. visible. 
16) 6 28 p.m./Accrington(Lan-|=Mars ......- <+++-/Yellow, some-2 or 3 seconds; From Au 
cashire). what dull. | tolerably under. ¢ 
quick. towards 
ades, 
it ni 
| reached. 
