A CATALOGUE OF OBSEKVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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Vppparance; Train, if any 

 and its Duration. 



Length of 

 Path. 



Direction ; noting also 



whetlier Horizontal, 



Perpen'iicular, or 



Inclined. 



left no train 



Remarks. 



Observer. 



Curved 



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eft a conspicuous train 

 of phosphorescent light. 



sft a train on its whole 

 course. 



3ft no train 



le meteor divided near 

 the end of its course into 

 two bright objects, one 

 following the other. 

 :ft a train of light of a 

 pale green colour. 



ke a rocket with a short 

 tail. 



From E.N.E. to W.S.W, 



Inclined a little down- 

 wards to the right. 



Inclined at an angle of 

 45°. 



iOrange-coloured shoot- Communicated 

 ing-stars = 1st and byW. H.Wood 

 2nd mag. stars ; some 

 brighter. Fell verti- 

 cally from an altitude 

 of about 25°, N. or 

 N.W., at the rate of 

 twelve per hour. Sky 

 clear ; radiant fx Le- 

 onis. 



Thomas Wright. 



T.W. Backhouse. 



/ 



F.C.Penrose. 



ft no train 



J-SiJG. 



T. Crumplen. 

 W. C. Nash. 



Communicated 

 by F. C. Penrose, 



Horizontal 



Perpendicular , 



Very luminous ; seen in Communicated 

 strongtwilight. This ob- by T. Crumplen, 

 server saw the meteor of 

 .NTov. 13th,5''42'"p.m, 



Centre of track opposite 

 K Draconis. 



Id. 



Thomas Wright. 



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