A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 219 



OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



ppearance; Train, if any, 

 and its Duration. 



le nucleus was followed 

 by a flame-coloured tail 

 about 2° long. It was 

 twice nearly extinguish- 

 ed in its course, but 

 both times regained its 

 luminosity. 



Length of 

 Path. 



ft a tail 12° long 

 or one second. Ruby- 

 ioloured sparks issued 

 rom the meteor, 

 't a train for H second 



I not leave much train 



; a streak 



a streak 



15<= 



Direction ; noting also 



whether Horizontal, 



Perpendicular, or 



Inclined. 



Remarks. 



Observer. 



Inclining towards the The horizon itself was 

 earth. invisible. 



From Radiant Rj, j. 

 From Radiant V...., 



From Radiant R, 



From Radiant U . 



Beautiful colours. 



James Chapman. 



From Radiant Tj, 3, 4 



From Radiant R„ 



From Radiant e Cassio- 

 peise. 



From Radiant e Cassio- 



peiae. 

 From Radiant M G- ... 



From Radiant Q G 



Meteors five or six per 

 hour. 



Though the moon was 

 brilliant, the meteor 

 was yet very Ijright ; 

 even brighter than 

 those of November 

 14th, 1866. 



From Radiant e Cassio- 

 peiEe. 



From Radiant e Cassio- 

 peia;. 



This meteor nearly si- 

 multaneous with the 

 next. 



W. H. Wood. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 

 Id. 

 Id. 



Communicated 

 byA.S.Herschel. 



W. H. Wood. 



Id. 

 Id. 

 Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



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