A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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Appearance ; Train, if any 

 and its Duration. 



Length of 

 Path. 



Direction ; noting also 



wlietliev Horizontal, 



Perpendicular, or 



Inclined. 



Remarks. 



Observer. 



Left a short tram of 1^°... On a line produced to Sky very clear : several T, Cruniplcn. 



I between B and Cller-I others seen during the 



' culis. I evening. 



Kite-shaped; left a slights^ Directed from y Aquarii 



train. I ' I " 



Left a short train of 3° ...i. 



Left a short train of 2' 

 .Vo train or sparks 



Xo train or sparks 4= ; very Directed from a, Cassio- 



I short path.' peias 

 No train or sparks Nearlv sta- 

 tionary 

 No train or sparks 



Radiant, in Cygnus j[d. 



[d. 



Id. 



Id. 



A. S. Ilcrscliel. 



I. 



Radiant, E G ; branch 

 in Cvguus. 



Left a streak for J a second , 



■^uclens surrounded by red 

 sparks. 



luclens surrounded with 

 red sparks. 



appeared brighter and 

 larger by far than Venus 

 at her brightest. 



From Radiant, T in 



Cetus. 



From Radiant, T in 



Cetus. 



Radiant, in Cassiopeia .. 



Id. 



Radiant, E G ; branch Id. 



in Cygniis. 

 Radiant, in Cassiopeia.. Id. 



Radiant, /3 Auriga; . . . . 

 Radiant, in Cassiopeia. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 

 Id. 



From Radiant, in the "\V.]Twenty-four meteors in [d, 

 one hour : clear sky ; 

 no moon ; one observer. 



About one-sixth of the Left an exceedingly lu 



arch of the sky 



niinous, almost daz- 

 zling train. 



11. W. Jacks 



Directed from a Aurigae. Note.— That x Draconis A. S. Ilerschcl 



Radiant, /3 Aurigoe. 



early stationary i ; Radiant, a Cygni 



is as bright and a 

 little brighter than ?; 

 Ccphei to-night. 



Id. 



