114 



REPORT 1865. 



Date. 



1865. 

 Aug. 11 



11 



11 



11 



12 



12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 



12 



Hour. 



h m s 

 11 27 30 



p.ru. 



11 33 30 

 p.m. 



11 39 47 

 p.m. 



11 40 p.m 



9 10 p.m. 



11 7 p.m. 

 11 12 p.m. 

 11 16 p.m. 

 11 2f p.m. 

 11 25 p.m. 

 11 31 p.m. 

 11 36 p.m. 



11 40 p.m. 



Place of 

 Observation. 



Greenwich 



Ibid. 



Ibid 



Ibid. 



Combe, near 

 Woodstock 

 (Oxon.). 



| the size of Venus 



Weston - super 

 Mare. 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Greenwich .... 

 Ibid 



Weston - super 

 Mare. 



Apparent Size. 



Colour. 



■■ 1st mag.* 



= 1st mag.*. 



: 3rd mag.* 



= 2nd mag.* 



= 3rd mag.* 



=2nd mag.* 



Blue 



Bluish white... 



Bluish white.. 



Blue 



Pale yellow , 



Blue 



Blue 



= 3rd mag.* Blue 



= 2nd mag.* 



= 3rd mag.* 



= 2nd mag.* 



= 1st mag.* 



= 1st mag.*. 



Blue 



Blue 



Bluish white., 



Bluish 



Blue 



Duration. 



H second 



1 second 



Less than 1 sec, 



| second 



0-5 second 



0"5 second 



0-25 second .. 



1 second 



- 5 second 



Rapid motion. 



t; second 



0-5 second 



Position, or 



Altitude and 



Azimuth. 



From the direc- 

 tion of /3 Ursa 

 Minoris to z 

 point between I 

 Draconis and % 

 Ursae Majoris. 



From a point abova 

 Capella ; disap- 

 peared 5° below 

 |8 Auriga?. 



From a point 5 C 

 W. of a Ursa] 

 Majoris ; passetj 

 below S Ursa' 

 Majoris to i 

 point about 7 C 

 below e Ursa 

 Majoris. 



From the directiorj 

 of X Draconis 

 passed above <] 

 Ursae Majoris 

 a point below 

 Ursoe Majoris. 



Fell to very nea 

 the S.W. horizon I 



From 242° + 63° 

 to 214 + 51. 



From 190° + 40° 

 to 193 + 34. 



From 127° + 53° 

 to 133 +47. 



From 24° + 70° 

 to 50 + 67. ' 



From 265° + 70° 

 to 263 +51.1 



In the W. ; disapj 

 peared near Co' 

 rona Borealis. , 



From the directioi 

 of Sagitta; dis; 

 appeared near 

 Herculis. 



*= S=\ 



From 186° + 71° 

 to 190 + 58 ! 



