A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OP LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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ppearance; Train, if any, 

 and its Duration. 



eft a train 7° in length. 



itt a train 3° in length.. 



Length of 

 Path. 



Direction ; noting also 



whether Horizontal, 



Perpendicular, or 



Inclined. 



Remarks. 



jft a train for some se- 

 conds 10° in length. 

 5ft no train 



:ft a bright and lasting 

 train 10° in length, 

 ift no train 



;ft a broad train all 



along its course 1 j° 



■wide. 



ft a train upon its 



wliole course for one 



minute. 



"ft a train for half a ml 



nu(e. 



'ft a train for several 



seconds. 



;ft a train for 4 seconds 



3° in length. 



:ft a train for 2 seconds 



5° in length. 



:ft a train for 3 seconds.. 



" Size of a large pear ". 



■ft a bright but evanes- 

 cent train. 



kite sparkling train ; 

 endured 1 second. 



N'early50°. 



luminous streak ; burst 



like a rocket. 



irst twice ; disappeared 50° 



suddenly. 



Observer. 



" Size of an orange ' 



Inclined downwards ... 



Horizontal 



.tpeared much larger, 

 when vertical, than pre- 

 viously or subsequently,' 

 surrounded by a pale 

 green halo, which at oiie! 

 moment had a faintlyl 

 spangled appearance. ! 



uitillations tinged with 

 red. 



Globular; threw off a 

 number of sparks. 



S. B. Kincaid. 



Id. 

 Id. 

 Id. 

 Id. 

 Id. 

 Id. 



Id. 



Id. 

 Id. 

 Id. 

 Id. 

 Id. 

 Id. 

 T. Crumplen. 



Seen also at Oswestry... Communicated 

 by T. Crumplen 



Nearly horizontal 



Cloudy and dark; few 

 stars could be seen 



Id. 



W. M. Kelly. 



Communicated 

 by T. Crumplen. 



