A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 231 
and its Duration. 
time. 
cally. 
POOR eee ee meee tees ee eee eetans 
veral until 105 p.m., in 
same place and direc- 
‘ion, the last a 1st mag- 
nitude star, blue. 
e ball of a Roman 
andle. Disappeared in 
bank of clouds which 
ose up within five 
minutes. 
uminated the whole 
2ountry with extraordi- 
aary brilliancy. 
sourse with a very bright 
arly round, rather elon- 
sated. Finally disap- 
eared behind a dark 
loud. 
low sparks thrown off 
hroughout the whole 
ourse; a train also 
een after meteor’s dis- 
ppearance for half a 
ppearance; Train, if any, 
a streak for a short 
2ar-shaped and _ tailed. 
Burst with a shower 
of lst magnitude yellow 
stars which fell verti- 
cht intermittent .........|..... Satceeests 
Direction ; noting also 
whether Horizontal, 
Perpendicular, or 
Inclined. 
Downwards to the right, 
30° from horizontal. 
Parallel to the ecliptic, 
westwards. 
Radiated from » Cassio- 
peiz. 
Fell nearly vertical ...... 
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Another account. 
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ploded at the end of its|, 
train of pale-coloured), 
wena e ee eeeee 
N.W. t0 S.Bie..<cccessateee 
n00n; circular; then 
yriform, and exploded, 
hooting out behind it a 
Tilliant crimson flame, 
ike fireworks. 
zontal. 
Observer. 
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ssoqaaane bead AsERAS orteassevs|t--Potter 5 ERT, 
Humphreys: 
Sky and sea calm ...... W. H. Wood. 
SOON e Orne eee eeerereeereeeeenes 
In 4 minutes rumbling 
concussions were 
heard for 90 seconds.. 
seesssueveseeeess.{4 prolonged report fol- 
lowed the appearance 
in about one minute. 
In a southerly direction/At right angles to the 
usual course of such 
John Marshall. 
Peebles ‘ Adver- 
visitants. 
St. Alphege church, 
Greenwich, exhibiting 
that building in bold 
relief from surround- 
ing objects; then 
suddenly disappeared, 
leaving all objects 
totally undistinguish- 
able. 
first mistaken for the/28° .........|E. to W., sensibly hori-|..........000+ seeeeneeeeeeees 
tiser’ (R. 
Chambers). 
G. Lewis. 
Owen’s Adver- 
tiser. 
Cosmos, Paris, 
December 5th. 
In a S. by W. direction. The meteor fell behind|J. R. Nash. 
W. Pengelly. 
