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KEPORT — 1866. 



Date. 



1866. 

 Aug. 11 



11 



11 



11 

 11 



11 

 11 

 11 

 11 



11 



11 



11 



Hour. 



h m s 



26 15 

 a.m. 



30 a.ra, 



31 a.m 



37 a.m, 



38 a.m, 



42 a.m. 



44 a.m 



44 15 

 a.m. 



51 a.m. 



53 a.m. 



Place of 

 Observation. 



59 a.m. 



1 a.m, 



Birmingham . 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Ibid 



16 10 5 p.m. Nseru-Fiord, 

 Norway. 

 N.lat. 60'58', 

 W.lonK.G°50'. 



20 9 16 p.m. 



About 7 45 

 p.m. 



Sept. 1 10 29 p.m. 



Bergen, Norway 



Hawkhurst 

 (Kent). 



Sunderland , 



Apparent Size. 



Colour. 



= 3rd to 4th mag.^ 

 ■1st mag.* 



= 3rd mag.* 



= Sirius . . . . 

 = 2nd mag.* 



= lst mag.*. 

 = 1st mag.*. 

 = lst mag.*. 



Brighter than a 

 1st mag.* 



= 1st mag.* 



:1st maa;.*. 



= 2nd mag.* 



Blue 



White 



Blue 



Brilliant 

 white. 

 Blue ... 



Blue . 

 Yellow 

 Blue . 

 White . 



Blue . 



White 



Blue 



Brighter than a Ngarlv white. 

 1st mag.* 



= 2nd to 3rd mag.* 



Nearly = tl . 



= 3rd ma.c;.» 



Yellow 



White 



Yellow 



Duration. 



0-5 second 

 0-5 second 

 1 second .. 



1 second 

 1 second 



0"5 second 

 0-5 second 

 1 second ... 

 1 second .., 



1^ second 



0'5 second 



O'TS second , 



2 seconds. 



Very quick 



Position, or 



Altitude and 



Azimuth. 



From y Pegasi to 



R. A. 357°, N. 



Decl. 8°. 

 From rj Dracouis 



to R. A. 237° 



N. Decl. 51°. 

 From t Draconis 



to ^ Ursae Mi 



noris. 

 From e Aquilse to 



j; Serpentis. 

 From R. A. 347°, 



S. Decl. 10°, to 



d Aquarii. 

 From S to 1° above 



6 Capricorni. 

 From a Delphini to 



S Aquilse. 

 From X. Pegasi to y 



Delphini. 

 From R. A. 71 



N. Decl. 50°, to 



Capella. 

 Path parallel and 



equal to the last. 



Distance about 



From R. A. 51°, 

 N. Decl. 28°, to 

 R. A. 44°, N 

 Decl. 19°. 



From R. A. 51', 

 N. Decl. 28°, to 

 R. A. 47°, N 

 Decl. 13°. 



From R. A. 8'' 40™, 

 N. Decl. 69°, to 

 R. A. 7" 30'", N 

 Deci. 65°. 



Disappeared near/i 

 Persei. 



Centre of path 10° 

 west of, and on 

 the same level ai 

 the moon. 



Path 2° below [i 

 Ursae Minoris. 



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