96- 



REPORT— -1866. 



Date. 



1866. 

 Mar. 15 



Hour. 



Place of 

 Observation. 



h ra 

 11 50 p.m. 



Enys, Penrhyn 

 (Coriiwall). 



16 

 16 



17 

 17 



17 

 17 



Apr. 10 



8 16 p.m 

 10 12 p.m. 



10 47 p.m 

 10 47 p.m. 



10 52 p.m. 



11 p.m. 



9 29 p.m. 



Greenwicli 



Blackheath 



Lewisliam 



Ibid 



Greenwich 



Apparent Size. 



Colour. 



Duration. 



Position, or 



Altitude and 



Azimuth. 



Size of the moon... Bluish 



Slow speed .., 



Ill the N. 



Greenwich = Venus 



=2nd maff.* Bluish white... 



= Rigel 



Yellow 



Greater than 1st 

 mag.« 



:2nd mag.* 

 =3rd mag.>' 



Yellow 



Brilliant blue. 



Bluish white., 

 Bluish white.. 



second 



3 seconds. 



1 second 



3 seconds ... 



Royal Observa-=2ndmag.# Blue 



t'ory, Green- 



11 8 45 p.m 



13 9 57 p.m. 



14 9 21 p.m. 



wicli. 

 Blackheath 



From a point ne; 

 e Geminorun 

 fell towards 

 Tauri. 



Fell from a poi' 

 a little abo 

 X Persei, ai 

 passed a litt 

 N. of Andr 

 medte. 



Passed across 

 Cassiopeipe (abo 

 5" beyond). 



Passed between 

 and y Cassii 

 peiae, and d 

 appeared ne 

 6 Cassiopeife 



5 second 

 second 





= 3rd raag.ft 



Royal Observa-=3rdraag.if 

 tory, Green- 

 wich. 



Ibid, 



= 4th mag.» 



Bluish white.. 



Bluish white.. 



Bluish white.. 



1 second 

 1 second 



secoud 



Rapid motion 



Passed from k LyI 

 towards /3 Lyi 



Passed across i 

 Geniinorum ( [ 

 beyond), fr 

 the direction I 

 6 Gcmincrum ■ 



Disappeared 

 tween j; anc 

 Draconis. 



Passed midway •■ 

 tween o andS 

 Persei : centnll 

 track betwir 

 those stars. 



From the direcii 

 of «; disappeai 

 near Ursse )v 

 joris. 



Fell vertically f < 

 a point 2° I 

 and above i 

 laris. 



