88 



EEPORT 1866. 



Date. 



18G6 

 Jan. 25 



25 



31 



Feb. 2 



2 

 2 



Hour. 



h m 

 12 2 a.m, 



12 17 a.m. 



10 p.m. 



5 45 p.m. 



5 55 p.m. 



6 4 p.m. 

 6 56 p.m. 



Place of 

 Observation. 



Hawkfaurst 



(Kent). 



Ibid. 



2 9 5 p.m. 



9 36 p.m. 



6 56 p.m. 



7 34 p.m. 



8 23 p.m. 



10 

 10 



7 16 p.m. 

 7 30 p.m. 



Sandhurst, 

 Melbourne, 

 Australia. 



Hawkhurst 

 (Kent). 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Greenwich 



Weston • super 

 Mare. 



Hawkhurst 

 (Kent). 



Primrose Hill 

 (London). 



West Hendon 

 (Sunderland). 



Greenwich 



Primrose Hill 

 (London). 



Ladywell 

 (Lewisham). 



Apparent Size. 



= 2nd mag.» 

 = 2nd mag.» 



Large and brilliant 

 as a rocket. 



= 3rdmag.». 



= lst mag.* 



=3rd mag.if 



= lstmag.5t 



=Sirius ; then = 

 3rd mag.» 



= 3rd mag.# 



= Polaris.... 

 = 3rd mag.jf 

 = 2nd mag.» 



=j3 Aurigic 

 = 3rd mag.« 



Colour. 



White 



White 



Yellow 



Yellow 



Yellow 



Bright blue.. 



Orange, then 

 deep red. 



Yellow 



White 



Orange colour 

 Bluish white 



Duration. 



0-6 second ... 



I'l second .. 



Duration 

 nearly a 

 minute. 



1 second ... 



1"2 second 

 1 second ... 



1 second ... 



2 seconds... 



0*8 second 

 Momentary 



White 



Bluish 



1 second 



0"7 second 



0-5 second 



Positiopj or 



Altitude and 



Azimuth. 



From ^ (m, o) Cus- 

 todis to 6 Cassio- 

 peise. 



From 6 Leonis to I 

 (», ?) Virginis. 



Passed nearly over 

 head, from an 

 altitude of about 

 45° in the W. 

 to an altitude of 

 about 20° in the 

 E. 



From y to /3 Pi- 

 scium and on- 

 wards as much 

 beyond. 



From 9 Tauri to tTj 

 Ononis. 



From a Aurigae to 

 (3 Tauri. 



Passed across y 

 Eridani ; centre 

 of path near that 

 star. 



From K Draconis to 

 t] Ursse Majoiis. 



Disappeared at c 

 centre of course 

 at I Cephei. 



x= ^= 



From 195° + 30° 

 to 203 + 36. 

 Between the 



Hyades and j 



Aurigae. 

 From a point a 



few degrees E. 



of Cor Caroli ; 



passed that star 



towards >; Ursse 



Majoris. 



From * (j3 Au-I 

 rigoe, a Gemi- 

 norum). 



Appeared about 2° 

 below A, and 

 disappeared be- 

 tween Z and 9 

 Draconis. 



