A CATALOGUK OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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Viipearance; Train, if any. Length of 

 and its Duration. i Path. 



Direction ; noting also 



whether Horizontal, 



Perpendicular, or 



Inclined. 



Remarks. 



Jrightness increased gra- Radiant T, in Pisces ... 



dually, disappeared a1 1 I 



greatest brightness. I | 



;o train or sparks Radiant T, in Pisces 



In one hour seventeen 

 meteors: clear sky; no 

 moon; one observer. 



Observer. 



A. S. Ilerschel. 



o train or sparks 



.Radiant, Polaris 



1 ight train, equal toleugth 

 : of path, faded gradually. 

 oft an exceedingly bril- 

 liant train for 2 seconds 

 "f 1 distinctly crimson 



ule. 

 ii a streak on its 

 whole course for half a, 

 second. 



ft a streak for 2 seconds,j 

 which faded from the| 

 amis towards the centre. 



Id. 



[d. 



Well-observed by promi- 

 nent stars. Shooting- 

 stars very frequent. 

 Seven radiant from 

 Polaris ; and several 

 5° below Delphinus. 



Fine meteor ; train faded 

 from ends to centre. 



Numerous shooting- 

 stars dining the even- 

 ing. 



Radiant, Polaris A. S. Ilerschel 



I Radiant, /3 Auriga; 



ft a streak for 2 seconds 



Radiant R (branch in 

 Pegasus). 



T. Crumplen, 



Id. I 



The Times.' ! 



Id. 



Id, 



train or sp.irks Radiant, in C.n 



assiopeia. 



[d. 



,\V. Il.Wood. 



A. S. Ilerschel. 



Eleus a small bright Radiant, in N.W. 



mint. I I 



Id. 

 'id. 



train or sparks I Radiant R (branch in, 



I I Peg.isus). I 



fin equal to length ofj ' ! iT. Crumplen. 



ath, very luminous,! 

 lulured I second. 



^ first increased rapidly- 

 1 briglitness, afterwardsi 



I !:raained constant for. 

 )me time, and at length' 

 ecreased very gi-adually' 

 I brilliancy ; left a traiii; 

 illy GO' in length. 



!W. Klngsfey. 



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