A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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ippearance ; Train, if any, 

 and its Duration. 



Length of 

 Path. 



'ispppeared by degrees, 

 o train or sparks 



o train or sparks 

 o train or sparks 



:ft a train , 



5°. 



15 : 



ar-shaped; illuminated 

 all objects. Burst with 

 red sparks. Left a 

 bright yellow streak. 

 )> train 



12° 



I ft a train for 2 seconds 



rew off a few sparks 

 and gradually disap- 

 peared. 



(sudden flash 



Direction ; noting also 



whether Horizontal, 



Perpendicular, or 



Inclined. 



Remarks. 



In one hour seven me- 

 teors. 



In one hour two me- 

 teors ; clear sky. 



Observer. 



Directed from n Lyrae. 



/ 



In one hour four me- 

 teors ; clear sky. 



In thirty minutes one 

 meteor. 



Bright moonlight 



A strict watch main- 

 tained for meteors ; 

 none seen. A fine 

 bright night. 



A. S. Herschel, 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 

 Id. 

 Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



W. C. Nash. 



W. H. Wood. 



Well observed ; left a 

 train 5° long. 



W. C. Nash. 



Communicated 

 byW. H.Wood, 



W. C. Nash. 



A. S. Herschel. 



T. Crumplen. 



A. S. Herschel. 

 W. C. Nash. 



A. S. Herschel. 



