A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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ppearance; Train, if any, 

 and its Duration. 



jft a streak on all its 

 course for 1J second. 



Length of 

 Path. 



3°. 



Direction ; noting also 



whether Horizontal, 



Perpendicular, or 



Inclined. 



Towards /3 Tauri. 



sappeared suddenly 



ft a streak for half a 

 second. 



ft a streak for 1$ second 



ft a train divided into 

 two streams. 



1 sappeared suddenly 



I possessed great illumi- 

 mating power. 

 t train or sparks 



t; train or sparks 

 t: train or sparks 

 I train 



25° 



10 : 



Remarks. 



Observer. 



From Radiant, D... 

 From Radiant, D... 

 From Radiant, K g 

 From Radiant, D... 



From Radiant, D 



N. to S., horizontal 



20 c 



sembling that of Nov. 



irks from the head, 

 (specially near disap- 

 earance. Momentary 

 ain on the whole 

 sngth of its course. 



train 



dually increased to an 

 ongated disk and va- 

 ished suddenly ; left 

 o streak. 



Very short, 

 inclined. 



40- 



Directed from e Canes 

 Venatici. 



From Radiant, D. 

 From Radiant, D. 



In one hour thirteen 

 meteors ; clear sky. 



Threw a faint light on 

 all objects. 



Downwards towards the 

 right, 30° from hori- 

 zontal. 



Perpendicularly down in 

 NAY. 



Inclined 



In one hour twenty-one 

 meteors. 



A very short view ob- 

 tained between the 

 roofs of houses. 



A. S. Herschel. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 

 Id. 



Id. 

 Id. 



J. Webb. 



'Manchester 

 Guardian.' 

 A. S. Herschel. 



Id. 



Id. 



W. C. Nash. 



M. Tissot, 'Les 

 Mondes.' 



Moonlight ; much scud T. Heelis. 

 from S.E. 



Partially clear . 



W. C. Nash. 



A. S. Herschel. 



