A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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ppearance ; Train, if any, 

 and its Duration. 



Length of 

 Path. 



o train or sparks 



le train brightened up 25 c 

 after the disappearance 

 of the head, and ran 

 back. 



ft a streak for 1 second 



It a faint streak for half 

 second. 



-e a large rocket burn-130 

 )g very slowly. 



;t a rocket-like train 

 isible 3 seconds. 



50° 



Direction; noting also 



whether Horizontal, 



Perpendicular, or 



Inclined. 



Remarks. 



From Radiant, D. 



From Radiant (R 3 ) 



W. to E., nearly per- 

 pendicularly down. 



[n one hour six meteors 



Clear evening. Three 

 2nd mag. meteors and 

 9 smaller from Cassio- 

 peia, through Perseus. 



Observer. 



A. S. Herschel. 



Id. 



S. H. Miller. 



From Radiant, $ Leonis 



From Radiant, K G .. 

 From Radiant, D 



From Radiant, A l 



From Radiant, D 



From Radiant, A 1G . 

 From Radiant, K G. 



In one hour sixteen me- 

 teors ; clear sky. 



'From Radiant, K G 

 JFrom Radiant, KG 



W. H. Wood. 

 A. S. Herschel. 



Id. 

 Id. 



Id. 



From Radiant, D in one hour fifteen me- 

 teors ; clear skv. 



S.W. to N.E. Perfectly 

 horizontal. 



Directed from 9 Persei 



No report heard 



The stream of light grew 

 brighter as the meteor 

 advanced. 



From Radiant, K G 



Id. 



Id. 



M. 



Id. 



From Radiant, A 1(! 



From Radiant, A, G In one hour seven me- 



teors ; clear sky. 

 From Radiant, A 16 



From Radiant, R, In one hour nine me- 

 teors ; clear skv. 



M. Tissot (' Les 

 Mondes,' 1S64, 

 Dec. 8). 



S. II. Miller. 



A. S. Herschel. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



