110 



REPORT 1866. 



Date. 



18G6. 

 July 17 



17 



17 



Hour. 



17 

 17 



17 



17 



18 



Aug. 4 



4 

 5 



5 



5 



h m 



8 52 p.m. 



11 p.m 

 11 20 p.m. 



11 29 p.m 



Eidfjoid.Norway, 



Place of 

 Observation. 



Apparent Size. 



Far brighter than 



N. lat. 60° 20', the full moon. 

 W. long. 7° 8'. 



Hawkhurst 



(Kent). 

 Ibid , 



Ibid. 



U 37 p.m. Ibid. 

 11 38 p.m. Ibid. 



11 58 p.m. 

 11 23 p.m. 



9 54 p.m. 



10 5 p.m. 

 9 56 p.m, 



9 57 p.m 



10 42 p.m. 

 9 20 p.m. 



Ibid . 

 Ibid , 



Primrose Hill 

 (London). 



Ibid . 

 Ibid. 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 



Ibid . 



9' 40 p.m. Ibid 



About 8 15 

 p.m. 



8 15 p.m. 



Hawkhurst 

 (Kent). 



Bristol 



= 2nd mag.* 

 = 1st mag.» 



= 2nd mag.» 



= 2nd mag.* 



= 2nd mag.* 



= 2nd mag.* 

 = 2nd mag.* 



= 3rd mag.» 



= /3 AquiliE ... 

 = 2nd mag.* 



= lst mag.* 



= a Aquila: .. 



= lst mag.* 



= a Lyra;. 



White 



Colour. 



Bright green. 



White, then 

 deep red. 



White, then 

 red. 



White 

 White 



White 

 White 



Duration. 



0-9 second ... 



7 seconds ; 

 well counted 



1-1 second ... 

 0-6 second .. 



0*4 second ; 

 very swift. 



0'3 second ; 

 very swift. 



0*6 second .. 



Position, or 



Altitude and 



Azimuth, 



Rapid 



Yellow 

 White . 



White .... 

 White .... 

 Pale blue. 



Nearly half as large 

 as the moon and 

 much brighter. 



Large meteor 



0*5 second ... 

 Rapid 



Disappeared ii' 

 W.N.W., perhap 

 20° in altitude. 



From to « Cepht 



From 13 OphiucW 

 to i (tt, 0-) Ss] 

 gittarii. 



Disappeared at 

 (j',cr); coursehali 

 wayfrom r] Cygn 



Commenced near 

 Cassiopeise. 



From fi Draconis t 

 V^ Herculis. 



From TT to K Lvr 



From to a All 

 droraedae. 



Centre of path b( 



tween p, o Tau 



Poniatovii. 

 Commenced at 



Aquilae. 

 From near 



Aquilae, to near 



Aquarii. 

 Commenced nei, 



ft, y Lyrse, 



\ 



t 



0-5 second .. 



Moved slowly. From y Delphini.' 



From near y Cy| 

 to a. Aquilae. 



Pale blue Rapid motion 



'iVhite or yel- 

 lowish. 



3 seconds 



Appeared at « Lyr 



From alt. 25°, 85. 

 muth AV. from 

 110°, to alt. K, 

 azimuth W. fro 

 S. 65°. Appro; 

 mate positioi 

 measured someda 

 afterwards,fr9 i 

 bearings. \ 



