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Place of 
Date |iqierer Observation. 
1862.|h m 
Noy.27| 5 50 p.m./Caen _(Nor- 
mandy). (Seen 
also at Cher- 
bourg.) 
27| 5 53 p.m./Weston - super -|One-third diameter, 
27 
27 
27 
27 
st 
27 
Mare. of moon. 
5 55 p.m.|Mottingham, A ball as large as 
Chislehurst two fists; lighted 
(Kent). up the pathway. 
5 55 p.m.|Peckham Rye ...|Most beautiful 
meteor; large 
as an ordinary 
gas-lamp. 
5 55 p.m./Mile End Road, Width of head one- 
London. eighth diameter 
of moon. 
5 55 p.m.|Chislehurst As large as full 
(Kent). moon ; light suf- 
ficient to read by. 
Between 5 Lymington Ball of bright blue ; 
and6p.m. (Hants). 
Between 5 Etchingham 
and 6 p.m.| (Sussex). 
REPORT—1868. 
Apparent Size. 
Glare from behind 
only perceived. 
Colour. 
First red, 
then blue. 
Silvery white.. 
light like a Ro- 
man candle. 
Splendid meteor .. 
. Nearly every 
Beautiful blue 
tinge. 
Bright yellow, 
shading to 
rose pink 
and rich 
violet. 
Very 
colour. 
blue 
Blue, red, 
yellow. 
colour. 
Position, rT 
Altitude and 
Azimuth. 
Duration. 
Ween e ee ww en eeneees 
4 to 5 seconds|From N.E., altiti 
10° to S.E. by: 
Did not travel 
at a very 
rapid rate. 
Benen nen neee 
4 to 6 seconds|About 15° 4a 
the horizon 
Very slow mo- 
tion; visible 
3 seconds. 
teen e eee eeenee 
on the Plei 
just below 
Ammen r ee ee eee eee e eee en ee eeenee 
