248 REPORT—1863. 
Place of Position, o 
; t Size. Colour. Duration. Altitude an 
Date. Hour. Bie ation: Apparent Size olou uration fe ud a, 
1863.|h m ; [ 
Feb. 20| 6 25 p.m.|Giessen (Ger- |Large meteor ...... Train greenish].........s0e.s.00- In the S.E. ... 
many). 
20|10 35 p.m.|Hawkhurst =I1st mag.* ...... Wihite) su ssccnss 2-2 seconds ..,./R. A. 83°, N. J 
(Kent). 20° toR. A. 
N. Decl. 23° 
W., altitude’ 
22/10 45 p.m.|Eccles, mear |esrssseseeeeeeeseennvens|eseenssasseesecssiseeeesccsnnnneese Fell due S., 
Manchester. about the alt} 
of Canis Maj 
Half diameter of/Yellow, then|3 to 4 seconds|\Came nearly 
moon. Likethe| white, at the Pole, or 
crown of a hat. | last red. the end of 
Great Bear’s 
Passed behi 
tree, alt. 9°, 4 
of E., and 
down to thi 
point of the| 
rizon. 2ndly, 
among trees 
18° N. of 
altitude 33° 
14° N. off 
altitude 2°, 5 
towards 9° ! 
E., upon the 
rizon. 
.../White,  then|24 seconds ...|Appeared all 
Mar. 4| 6 36 p.m.|Hawkhurst 
(Kent). 
4) 6 36 p.m.|Prestwitch(Man-|Brilliant meteor 
chester). red, 15°, 5° S.4 
Disappeare i} 
titude 3° 0 
ES | 
4| 6 30 to |Accounts from/Equal to a 12-Ib,|/Silvery white,|3 to 5 seconds|Appeared N. 
6 45 p.m.| 12 Coastguard) rocket. Flash then bright by W. B 
Stations,Hast-| observed when} blue; fiery tween Galley 
ings. the meteor was| red before it and Dung} 
hidden by cliffs. | disappeared. Point; oror 
buildings, as 
from Bexh 
Station fla 
Almost to! 
the water b 
it disappear 
burst. 
Meteor like arocket}...«e+es+-..see0e(Descended |Ratherlowin ; 
gradually. It reached} 
horizon, 0} 
lost in t 
of the hori 
Brilliant as  thejIn colour like)....... PHC 8 Souferony seeecs tee 
moon. the moon. 
4) 6 30 p.m.|Hereford ......... 
4| 6 32 p.m.|Bredon (Tewkes- 
bury). 
.|Brilliant blue,|5 or 6 seconds/Across the sky 
changing to} at least. to S.E. 
red. 
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Splendid meteor .. 
