244. REPORT—1863. 
Pl f Position, 01 
Date.| Hour. Gigeention: Apparent Size. Colour. Duration. epene 
1863.| h m i 
Feb. 7| 6 45 p.m,|Elie (Fife) .......A glimmer seen Meteor in- |Glimmer on/Appeared to 
upon the sea, not} tenselywhite,, the water extinguished 
intense, like sheet| appearing 2 seconds ;| Arthur’s Sea 
lightning. blue in the| meteor seen| the peak of 
ruddy sky. % second. Pentlands ; 
altitude a 
5°,, 16g? a 
N. 
7; 6 30 p.m.|Windygates, Glare of light on all]...+ee+s-seseeees The meteor/The course 
Leven (Fife),| objects round. was caught| from Balco 
60 yards from sight of for} Haugh Spin 
Windygates on 2 or 3 secs.| Mills; alt.1 
the Leven - only. (From 133° 
road. to 41° 57a 
muth W. fro 
7| 6 30 p.m.|Farm of West-|Remarkably  bril-)...... soswab sesvon|(bexedenuonmamene Appeared, alti 
mains, Thirle-| liant. 123°,over W 
stane. Lauder heads; d 
(Berwick). peared, alti 
10°, behin 
hill a_ litth 
of Blainslie, 
(From 70° ¢ 
39° 1’, Azil 
W.of S.) § 
7/An _—hour|East sideof Loch|Larger than  the}..+.ssssssse++++- Two or three|The greatest h 
after sun-| Fine (Argyll-| moon. minutes. was 18°, ai 
set. shire). descendedb 
a hill in 
neighbourh¢} 
7G Lo PTO EDIG . cosuscceacsesms Size of the moon:|Bluish colour..|.... sevaceesesntee Greatest alt 
light sufficient to 25°; disapp 
pick up a pin, behind a n 
bouring hill? 
8-12) 9-12 p.m.|/Hawkhurst 2,4, 4, 3, 2, 1, of/1l white, 2)7,5, 4 under,Ursa,Lynx, Ge 
(Kent). Ist, 2nd, &c.| yellow,3red.| % second,| Leo. ; 
mags. 1 second, 
and 2 secs. | 
12107 Sep pani|[bid’..ccvvsserecee =Ist mag.*.........|White, yellow, 1°5 second .../R. A. 8°, N. 9 
red. 58° to RA.e 
N. Decl. 52) 
12) 7 57 p.m.|Weston - super -|= 1st mag.x..ss.sessleceserreresenneees esenctes <shaaneia R.A. 141°, Nu) 
Mare. 27°to RA.) 
N. Decl. 21° 
12-22) 8-11 p.m.|Ibid ........... ../1, 3, 3, 0, 1 = toll bluish whitel.........0......1n all parts .9 
and 2 a.m. Venus, 1st mag.,&c. 
13} 2 0 a.m, |[bid .......00..000 >Venus, very large|Bluish white...|.....seeeess-(From 8° N, | 
meteor. Leonis 6 
Urse Major 
13|10 16 p.m./Prestwitch Very beautiful me-| White .,....... 23 seconds .../From R. A. 4 
(Manchester).| teor,=to Venus. Decl. 66° to 
12°, N. Deel 
13}11 30 to |Abercromby Astonishing fireball Body flame -|...-.+++++04+ .+«e.| Rose over thes; 
11 45 p.m.| Place (Edin- coloured ; of Wemyss 
burgh). tail red. across Queél 
Gardens (5. 
N.E.), & val i 
over the hot 
Abercrombyl 
