A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 69 



Appearance; Train, if any, 

 and its Duration. 



Length of 

 Path. 



Diminished in midway 30° 

 to a dull red star, 

 drawing a tail of red] 

 sparks. 



Began suddenly, gradually 

 grew less. 



Drop-like nucleus, with a 

 tail of yellow sparks. 



15° 



12° 



-.eft a train , 



30° 

 15° 



35° 

 10° 



I .. 

 20° 



15° 



15° 



o train left 



sft a train for 1 second 

 on the whole length of 

 its path. 



Direction ; noting also 



whether Horizontal, 



Perpendicular, or 



Inclined. 



Remarks. 



Observer. 



Radiant, Ceti 

 Radiant, 9 Ceti 



Radiant, f3 Aurigae 



Path undulating. Ra- 

 diant, 6 Ceti. 

 Radiant, j3 Aurigae 



Towards c Aquarii 

 Radiant, (3 Aurigae , 



Radiant, /3 Aurigae , 



A. S. Herschel. 

 Id. 



1.1. 



Id. 

 Id. 



In one hour twelve me- Id. 

 teors. 



In one hour twelve me- 

 teors. 



Directed from a Cephei 

 Radiant, 6 Ceti 



Radiant, /3 Aurigae 



Radiant, 6 Ceti 



Radiant, /3 Aurigae .. 

 Horizontal. S. to N. 



Id. 



1.1. 



id. 



Id. 



Id. 



In one hour ten meteors Id. 

 Id. 



\ 



In one hour eleven me- 

 teors. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



Communicated 

 by T. M. Sim- 

 kiss. 



Id. 



A. S. Herschel. 



