260 REPORT—1863. 
Place of Position, or 
Date.| Hour. Ofiservation. Apparent Size. Colour. Duration. Adu 
1863.|h m s 
May 24|10 41 p.m.|Hawkhurst =3rd mag.x ....+-White ....0.+../0°5 second ... On a line fri 
(Kent). Z Draconis 
Mizar; cen 
halfway. 
24/11 10 p.m,|IDbid .......00..000 =23 mag.x ...ccovee|WhIte eon. ..|1'2 second ...|From } (p, v) t 
Draconis. 
24/11 18 p.m.|Ibid....... veseeee.{= 2nd mag.x, then|Yellow, then)3*2 seconds ... From R.A. 2 
3rd, 4th mag. orange. S. Decl. 5° 
R. A. 2719 
Decl.—6°. 
2510 20 p.m.|Greenwich ...... =2nd mage .....-|o000 eduesaeeueaeas 5 seconds...... Fell from a | 
degrees e] 
Jupiter towa 
the horizon. — 
26] 9 58 p.m.|Ibid ...........00+ = Jupiter .. Body blue, tail)6 seconds....../From the zenil 
red. moved 
for 20° tow 
the W. 
29) 1 12 a.m.|Hawkhurst =2nd mag.* .....- Saffron......... 1 second ......\Centre y Sagit 
Kent 
June 1) 9 25 p.m. oye ...|=2nd mag.# ...... White ....008.- 1:2 second .../7 Herculis to 
Caroli. 
W118 p.m.|Tbid ......eeeseeeee| = 25 MOQ-# os sseaeelevssnneeee Beaene 1 second ...... d to 3H v) ¢ 
uchi. 
111 12 30 |Ibid..........000.;—=20d Magee 0.00]... seceeevesseeee{l'3 Second ...|Disappeared 2) 
p.m. above the map 
111 14 p.m.|Ibid.......... Son \=3rd mage ...... Yellowish...... 12 second ... Ss neat 
corpii. 
1/11 30 p.m.|Weston - super - Larger than Sirius..|Coloured red... Motion very\From R. A. © 
Mare. slow, 4secs.| N. Decl. 22 
R. A. 224°; 
Decl. 5°. 
6110 0 p.m.|Blackheath ...... Four times as large|Blue...+6s. ..14 second .,.|Fell from zé 
as Jupiter. almost perf 
dicularly to 
horizon. 
8/10 42 p.m.|/Hawkhurst Diminishing, 2nd, Yellow, then)|3‘5 seconds ...|From the barl 
(Kent). 3rd, 4th mag.x. | red. Sagitta, bet 
B and e De! 
to a line thr 
a, n Aquilx 
20/11 55 p.m.|Weston - super -,=1st mag-x.....+44|BIUe esses % second ....../From R. A. 
Mare. N. Decl. 3 
R. A. 31558 
Decl. 20°. 
July 1111 18 p.m.|Hawkhurst = to Altair, then|White, then|3-1 seconds... Aquarii 
(Kent). 3rd mag.x. yellow or below 1A 
: orange. 
11/11 27 p.m.|Ibid....... OEE = to Altair ......|White .........,1°3 second .../From 1° ab 
Capricorn 
1° belov 
Aquarii. 
L111 35 p.m. |[bid ...sseseeeeeees{=Srd Mag.x sesese/ White .se000+./0°9 second .../From 4 (r, v) 
to 6 Lyra. 
11/11 39 p.m.|Ibid ......s00000[=Srd mag.x ......|White .....+../0°8 second .... Appeared at 4 
‘ Pegasi. 
11/11 45 p.m.|Ibid ......sce000+./= 3rd mag.x ......|Yellowish....../0°9 second .../y Aqui 
above @ A 
