A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS, 
yearance ; Train, if any,) Length of 
and its Duration. 
—— —__ _ —_——_ 
turning round, a streak)... 
f red sparks was seen, 
ying away. 
first small, gradually 
creased ; halted half. 
ay, with great shower 
sparks. InE., threw 
ut a yellow tail 18° 
ng, green at junction 
ith head. Head 
ear-shaped ; burst at 
st into ten large 
eces which advanced 
dliquely towards the 
orizon. 
a tail in its progress.. 
ariding whip, moving 
att-end first. Burst 
th a flash like light- 
ng. 
eared to divide, and 
en to burst with a 
rprising and brilliant 
off sparks in curls 
ove and below, behind 
like the scales from 
anvil. Crimson-red 
the centre, interlined 
ove with greenish 
ue, and below bright 
llow. Some sparks 
downwards. 
t © 
as small when first 
en, and gradually be- 
Path. 
sewer eeeee 
30° of the 
path were 
seen 
through a 
cumulus 
cloud. 
ss eee eeeoeenee 
E.N.E. to W.S.W., ex- 
Descended at a slight 
Horizontal till the last 
me large. It seemed 
halt midway, and a 
endid shower of 
arks came forth of 
arly eyery colour. 
Direction ; noting also 
whether Horizontal, 
Perpendicular, or 
Inclined. 
NiE..to SoWs... ei aeees 
actly parallel to the 
horizon. 
declivity. 
Report 
It forced its way along 
it 
to- 
moment, when 
turned upwards 
wards the moon. 
Remarks. 
like — distant 
thunder heard in one 
to one and a half 
minutes, at Caen, 
Colleville,, Lion-sur- 
Mer. 
Described in L’Ordre 
et la Liberté of Caen, 
Le Moniteur de Calva- 
dos, and Le Moniteur 
Universel de Paris. 
wee e teen ners eens seeeeeeeeee 
237 
Observer. 
M. Toussaint. 
W. H. Wood. 
as if impeded. 
Writer in ‘ The 
C. J. C., writer 
A. P. Falconer. 
--../F, Reeves. 
G. M. G., writer 
in ‘The Times.’ 
H. Seabrooke. 
Standard.’ 
in ‘The Times.’ 
