104 



REPORT 1866. 



Date. 



1866. 

 May 18 



Hour. 



Place of 

 Observation. 



h m s 



11 44 19 



p.m. 



18 11 45 14 

 p.m. 



18 

 18 

 19 



19 



19 



19 



11 47 49 

 p.m. 

 p.m, 



12 



26 25 

 p.m. 



30 a.m. 



1 a.m. 



2 50 a.m. 



20 11 23 p.m. 



Junel3 12 30 to 

 12 45 a.m. 



20 



♦ 20 



10 40 a.m, 



Royal Observa- 

 tory, Green 

 wich. 



Ibid, 



Ibid, 

 Ibid. 

 Ibid, 



Ibid , 



Ibid. 



Apparent Size. 



= lst mag.» 



= 2nd mag.* 



= lst mag.*.,, 

 =2nd mag.jf 

 =2nd mag.* 



=2nd mag.» 



London =3rd maa-.ff 



= lst mag.» 



Colour. 



I Position, or 

 Duration. | Altitude and 

 ' Azimuth. 



Yellow 



Bluish while... 



Bluish white... 

 Bluish white... 

 Bluish white... 



Bluish 



1 second 



0-5 second 



I second .. 

 0'5 second 

 1 second .. 



tJ second 



Bluish white... 1 second 



Ibid |=3rd mag.* 



White 



White 



Hawkhurst 

 (Kent). 



East Hill, Hast- 

 ings. 



10 45 a.m. Folkstone 



Very bright meteor 



Large meteor 



1*2 second 



05 second 



From a Coronse 

 Borealis ; passed 

 midway be- 



tween 2 and t 

 Boiitis. 



Moved past y and 

 j3 Opbiuchi. 

 Line joining 

 those stars paral- 

 lel to track of 

 meteor. 



Fell past j; and v 

 Bootis. 

 ... Moved past a. and 

 6 Opbiuchi. 



From I Coronae 

 Borealis ; past 

 TT Herculis to. 

 wards k Her 

 culis. 



From the direC' 

 tion of /3 Urss 

 Majoris ; passed 1 

 between /t and 

 X UrsM Majo-j 

 ris to a pointj 

 near d Leonis 

 Minoris. 



!From a point 2° 

 or 3° left of X 

 Ursa3 Majoris ; 

 fell vertically 

 towards the ho- 

 rizon. 



From \ (y, A) Bo- 

 otis to y Ursael 

 Majoris. 



jFrom V to r Cygni 





Traversed the sky 

 at an elevation 

 of about 45''. 



