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Place of ‘ 
Date.| Hour. Goaeauun. Apparent Size. 
1863.| h m 
Mar. 4) 7 0 p.m.|Erbach (Oden-|Very brilliant 
wald). meteor. 
4)About 7 30)Shoreham Brilliant meteor .. 
p.m. (Brighton). 
4]... .seseeseees--| Westphalia Very brilliant 
(many places).| meteor. 
7| 7 35 p.m.|Weston - super -|=1st mag.x ...... 
Mare. 
PAG sie) 00% |LbId! ..6...050-0000. 9, 0, 2, 3, 1, of Ist 
11 30 p.m. mag., 2nd mag., 
&e. 
9)10-11 p.m.|/Hawkhurst No shooting-stars 
(Kent). above 4th mag. 
10/10 30 p.m.)Weston - super -| Remarkable meteor 
Mare. 
11} 9 48 p.m./Prestwitch(Man-|=to Sirius ......... 
chester) 
PUL OS! PRON DIG «vcsedeeoss ees =Ist mag.* ...... 
11-17] 8 30 to [Ibid..........00... 3,8, 9, 8, 1, of Ist 
12 O p.m. mag., 2ud mag., 
&e. 
12) 8 33 p.m.|/Hawkhurst =[st mag.*.e.....0 
(Kent) 
12] 8 53° p.m.|Ibid ............... =5th mag.x ...... 
W269) AT pim.|[bid .o..6005..0s05- =2nd mag.*, then 
=4th mag.x 
13] 8 20 p.m.|Ibid .............4. =2nd mag.* ...... 
13}10 17 p.m.|Prestwitch(Man-|=Sirius ............ 
chester). 
13|10 27 p.m.|Weston - super -|=Venus ............ 
Mare. 
REPORT—1863. 
Position, 9 
Colour. Duration. Altitude an 
Azimuth. 
saevecsendivecsnss Slowly disap-|N.E.to N.W.,s 
peared. disappeared 
the horizon. 
Conspicuous |Travelled at|Passed over | 
colourswere| great speed.| cing College 
red, white, 
and blue. 
eS a nee oassivavanscet} i) Heavy, 
Dull red ...... 7 secs.; slow|R.A. 155°, N.I 
motion. 32°to RA. § 
N. Decl. 028 
7, 1,2,5, blue,|7,4,3,1, < 3/In all parts 0 of 
yellow, red,| sec., i sec.,| sky. 
misty. <2 secs., & 
=7 secs. 
Sdnabounsecudwoenenle teste Fovesekoas| LIRAUIE IN 
White .<pacve 0°75 second ...|R. A. 149°, S.J 
29°toR. A. 
S. Decl. 32°) 
onwards. 
Reddish white|1 second ...... R. A.J 608 
Decl. 75° to 
348°, N. 
180. 
10 white; the|12,12,2, << 3/In Lynx, Gen 
rest reddish sec..< 1sec.,| Leo, Hy 
white, or) < 2 secs. Virgo. 
dull 
SWOMARUER, cae ciete 1:2 sec.; fast..|R. A. 120°, 
24°toR. A 
N. Decl. 4° 
tude 58° to) 
tude 20°. 
WHET sts <<n90 0°7 sec.; very|Centre 6 Can 
slow. 
White, then!1°5 second .../R. A. 186°, 
red. 59° to R.A 
N. Decl. 6 
Saffron......... 0°3 second ...\In Camelop 
WI. ctewesee 2°3 seconds ...|R. A. 124°, 
14° to R. 
N. Decl. 2 
tude abou! 
Yellow .........|3 seconds...... R.A. 158°, 3 
2° to R.A 
S. Decl. 6 
