Feb. 
242 REPORT—1863. — * 
Pines of ‘ . Position, o 
Date.| Hour. Givervation, Apparent Size. Colour. Duration. em 
1862.| h m 
Dec. 15/11 30 p.m./Puycharnaud (Twice Venus ...... Whites) wieres Slow motion...|...ssserveseeees 
(Dordogne), 
France. 
21} 4 22 pm.|Hull ............) Width quarter dia-}.......... asesbaee Very slow mo-|From magnet! 
meter of moon. tion. Dura-| altitude 36 
tion 30 secs.| true S.W. 
1863. 
Jan. 2} 9 20 to |Edinburgh ......,=2nd and 4thj.......... seaseces|eacsaennie Biases In Taurus, 
9 40 p.m mag. stars. &e. 
3) 7 30 p.m. WEIS: Foxes Bussiae Nearly as large as|......000. she soos-| cindy oa cduneeengee Struck acros 
the moon. heayens fro 
N. to the V 
G}...cccsceeceees|Hamburg, Stet-|Large meteor ....0.|.sccersrsceessscee|sceees cogeceuspect|sascskexenmen ood 
tin, Magde- 
burg, &c. 
7| 6 55 p.m./Hurst - green |>Mars or Venus... Very red ......|... en roe From gr, 0 
(Sussex). az Orionis 
Eridani. — 
13 6 30 p.m.|Greenwich Park |Much>Venus_ ...|Bright white...|3 seconds...... From near 
to imme 
below f6- 
Majoris. 
24| 8 7 p.m.|Greenwich ......)=Sirius ............ BUC .scaxtscpsct 3 seconds...... Passed perpel 
larly throug 
Pleiades. 
27\Thesun had|Auchterarder {Large —_luminous|Brilliant rose/Descended |Passed ove 
set 18 min.| (Perth). body. colour. slowly, 4 or, and prot 
455 p.m. 5 seconds. onwards 
N.E. ; 
peared beh 
rising grow) 
27) 4 55 p.m.|Plean (six miles|Very brilliant me-|.......s...s000++.|A few seconds Descended 
S. of Stirling),| teor. emis 
7|A little after/Edinburgh, five/Large meteor ......|Intensely | ..easeeeae seeeees-/ Appeared 
6 p.m. to six miles W. white. scend Dé 
Currie 
House an 
Milns, alm 
the horiz 
ST 
| 6 30 p.m./Glencorse Rail-|14 feet in diameter|The sparks red]...........+.+.++-, Appeared 
way Station 50 or 100) 
(Perth). off. De : 
from 20 
yards to 
