40 



KLPOllT 1866. 



Date. 



186 

 Sept.29 



Hour. 



h m 



6 .56 p.m 



Place of 

 Observation. 



Royal 01)serva- 

 lory, Green- 

 wich. 



3(1 11 5 p.m. lla«kliiiist 



(Kent). 

 30 11 25 p.m.ilbid , 



Apparent Size. Colour. Duration 



Position, or 



Altitude and 



Azimuth. 



1st mag.« Bluish white... 5 second 



:3rd mag.* Vellow 0*4 second 



= 3rd majf.it Yellow iO/ second 



Oct. 7 8 30 p.m. 



12 9 25 p.m 



Royal 01l6er^■a-' = 2nd mag.» Blue J second 



tory, Green-' ! 



wicli. j 



Ihid • 



12 10 17 p m. Weston - super 

 Mare. 



= 2iid mag.» 

 = 3rd ma-.» 



While 1 second ... 



I31uc 1'5 second 



12|10 18 p.m. Ibid 



13 G 30 p.m. 



Royal Observa- 

 tory, Green- 

 wich. 



:2nd mag.» jlJlue 1 second .. 



:2nd mafr.* iRIue li second 



13i 8 29 p.m. Ilawkburst l = 3rd mag.» 



(Kent). 



13 8 30 

 15 6 35 



Yellow 0-6 second 



p.m. Ibid —3rd raag.n Yellow Q-G second 



15 

 15 

 IC 



p.m. Weymouth 



=2nd D!ag.» 



Blue 1 second 



7 15 



8 17 

 12 50 a.m. Ibid 



p.m. Ibid =3rd mag.# White Rapid 



p.m. Ilawklinrst 

 (Kent). 



:3rd ni8g.» 



White 1-3 second 



=3rd mag.* White 0-5 second 



16 1 2 a.m. Ibid =2nd mag.# White O'G second 



ir About 

 p.m. 



10 8 45 



10 iMcntnne, .Mpest Large meteor 

 Maritimes. 



p.m. Weston - super - =lst mag.* 

 Mare. 



Travelled 

 moderate 

 speed. 



Fellperpendicula 

 in the W., fnfl 

 the direction 

 y Bootis, disaj 

 peared at samJ 

 altitude as Arc 

 turns. 



I From ^ to a Perse 



^From oCustodis U 

 P Camelopardi. 



I From the direction 

 of e Cassiopeia 

 I towards Polaris. 

 Fell vertically fron 

 a point just below 

 Draconis. 

 a = (- = 

 From 28^ + 24° 

 to 40 -f 28. 

 From 0° -f 15" 

 to 5 -f 1. 



1 Passed across . 

 Cassiopeite to < 

 point 10° belov 

 Polaris. 

 Disappeared at { 

 (i, X) Aquilse. 



From 1° E. of (ij 

 Pegasi to ( I 

 Aqiiarii. I 



From a point abouill 

 10=" below 12 Ca. 

 num Venatico. 

 rum, passed to. 

 wards A returns. ; 

 ...From /t Androrae<> 

 1 dae towards j; j 

 Andromed<e. i 

 .. Commenced at J (i//i( 

 I X) I'iscium; course' j 

 halfwayto 7 Pegasi. I 

 ...Commenced at >l ) 

 I Draconis; coiirs« ; 

 I halfway toe Ursa- , 

 Majoris. 

 ...From /3 Cassiopeia 

 I to-J(7r,, 7r.,)C'ygiii 

 at From a point in d' 

 tus or Pisces, no( 

 ! far from .\ries, tc i 

 a point not fai 

 from Altair. 



From 191° -f 58° 

 to 182 +b3. 



