266 
Date. 
1863.} h m 
July 26)11 0 
Hour. 
REPORT—1863. 
Place of 
Observation. supa ees 
— 
Weston - super -|Bright meteor, 
Mare. 
Greenwich ....6 
p.m. 
p.m. = Ist MAg.x..ccsecee[eceeee 
p-mM.|[Did.,ssesesseeaeeee = Ist mag.*.....000s 
Colour. 
Straw colour.. 
Position, or 7 
Altitude and 
Azimuth. 
Duration. 
seeee see eeeeeeneee 
From the zenith 
disappearing 
about 10° or 15 
above the horizo’ 
due W. 
Appeared in S.¥ 
at altitude 50 
disappearing j 
the S§. at altituc 
20°. yj 
Passed slowly fro; 
the zenith t 
wards the N. | 
Passed from it 
neighbourhood 
of Jupiter to t] 
western horizor 
2 seconds...,.. 
2 seconds...... 
110 seconds ... 
p.m.| Weston - super -\Large; Venus-like/Same CO1OUL.+++++...s+esseee From the S.W 
Mare. as the moon.| Serpens) tow 
the W. 
p-m.| Hawkhurst = 3rd MAg.x csscerleceeeceeseeererens| 0°6 second ...\¢ Urse Minori 
he o Camelopard 
p-m.|Ibid .. soe == 1st mag. (+-)s0c]-sccceseceeereseee 0°8 sec., rapid|y Cephei to y 
Minoris. | 
P-M.|[bid ......ce0seeeee =34 mag.x ......|Orange....... '0°8 second .../From r Custog 
to 2° he 
. Polaris. : 
PM. |UDIG .scasvacene ...{=2nd mag.# ,,.,..;Yellow «+... 0°8 second ...\\ Cassiopeiz t 
Cephei. 
yo ce ys eas cee = 2nd mag.* ...... White-....0000. 0°7 second ...\0 Custodis a 
Cameloparda 
pan iUbid ....0.cescat =3rd mag.x, then|White ........./1°5 second .,.|3 Urse Moai 
=5th mag.x. Ursze Majo 
p-m.|I bid .........seeres SIME esti vecpenssace White ..ssccoo 1+] second .,./From S Pegasi’ 
Capricorni. 
p-m. 
DMs | LOM os eves cactsscax =2nd mag.* ......|White ......... ‘1 second ......\(e€) to (¢) 
) tarii. 
P-M.|LDId -.55-+000s+sense Beg Mage® ws. Yellow ....... 1-4 second ...|(m) Custod 
(Q) Came! 
dali. 
p-m.|Southsea (Ports-|=2nd mag.* ...... Yellow ......)1 second ....../To 3 (¢, 8) 
mouth), dromede, 
way from (¥ 
| dromede. 
p-m.|Ibid ........ aeaane =3rd mag.x ...... White .,.......,1 second ...... | ee eee 
p-m.| Hawkhurst = 2nd mag.* ....../White ......... 1 second ...... Fell - verti 
(Kent). «below (n) 
uchi. | 
p-m.|Southsea (Ports-|= 2nd mag.x ..,,../White ......... 1 second ...... From 4 (Z Pi 
mouth). n Aguarii), } 
way to 
gasi. | 
