72 



REPORT — 1865. 



Date. 



1864. 

 Oct. 18 



18 



18 



18 

 18 



18 



18 



18 



18 



18 

 18 



Hour. 



h m 



10 20 p.m 



10 22 p.m. 



10 20 p.m. 



10 43 p.m. 

 10 52 p.m. 



10 58 p.m. 



11 2 p.m. 



11 12 p.m. 

 11 14 p.m. 



11 27 p.m. 

 11 50 p.m. 



18 11 52 p.m 



18 



19 



19 



19 



19 



o£t APP*^ Size 



Hawkhurst 

 (Kent). 



11 58 p.m. 



2 a.m. 

 7 a.m. 

 14 a.m. 



A.bout 8 

 p.m. 



Ibid , 



Ibid . 



Ibid. 

 Ibid, 



Ibid, 

 Ibid, 



Ibid, 

 Ibid, 



Ibid 

 Ibid 



Ibid, 



Ibid , 



Ibid, 

 Ibid, 

 Ibid, 



Mai ton. 



= a Lyrae 



= a Lvrae 



= 1st mag.* 



= 3rd mag.*. 



•1st mag. 



= 3rd mag.* 



= 2nd mag.* 



= 3rd mag.* 

 = a Lyra; .. 



= 2nd mag.* 

 = 2nd mas* 



= 2nd mas;.* 



= Mars 



= 2nd mag.* 

 = 3rd mag.* 

 = 2nd mag.* 



Large as a rocket. 



Colour. 



Duration. 



Blue, with 2 - 7 seconds 

 short red 



tail. 



Blue, with 

 short red 

 tail. 



White 



Bright white .. 



White 



Oranse 



2 - 5 seconds , 



L3 second 



06 second 



1 second 



L4 second 



1 second 



0'5 second 

 I-G second 



1-2 second 

 0'8 second 



0-8 second 



Blue, with 1-5 second 

 short red 

 tail. 



Bluish white... 



0-6 second 

 0-6 second 

 0-4 second 



Slow speed 



Position, or 



Altitude and 



Azimuth. 



From \ (L, II) 

 Camelopardi t4 

 i (?, w ) Dran 

 conis. 



From * (P, N) Ca-'j 

 melopardi across 

 /3 Ursae Minorisj 

 to | (v, I) Dra- 

 conis. 



From near <r Pi-! 

 scium to i (« 

 Androruedae, jS 

 Pegasi). 



Began at £ (a 

 Arietis, (3 Tri- 

 angula;). 



Midway between e 

 and 9 Gemiuo- 



From k Cephei to 



i (?, w ) Dra- 



conis. 

 From y Cassiopeia:! 



three quarters of 



the way to 



Cygni. 

 Began at £ (£ Per- 



sei, r) Tauri). 

 From t Cassiopeia? 



to r Cygni. 



Centre of path at 

 L Camelopardi. 



From i (P Camelo- 

 pardi, Polaris) tc 

 \ (e, K) Ursa 

 Minoris. 



From 1° N. of I 

 Persei to i (B,C; 

 Camelopardi, anc 

 4° further. 



From § (£ Persei J 

 b Muscse) to \ 

 (v, t) Andro-; 

 medae. 



From 2^° S. of i 



Muscae to a Arietis 



From fi to I Ceti ; 



and 30° further.. 

 Began 2° S. ofCasj 



siopeiae. 



Disappeared neai 

 the S.S.W. ho- 



