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REPORT 1869. 



Date. 



1869. 

 Aug. 4 



Hour. 



h m s 

 Evening . 



8 45 p.m. 



Place of 

 Observation. 



Manchester 



Rigi, 

 Lucerne, 

 Switzerland. 



910 37 p.m. 



910 38 p.m. 

 9 10 43 p.m. 



9 10 48 p.m. 

 9jl0 55 p.m. 

 9 10 59 p.m. 



Birmingham 



[bid. 

 Ibid, 



Ibid, 

 Ibid 



Hawkhurst 

 (Kent). 



11 p.m. Birmingham 



9 11 5 p.m. Ibid, 



11 12 p.m. Ibid, 



About 11 15 Hawkhurst 

 p.m. (Kent). 



11 16 p.m.! Birmingham 



11 19 p.m. 



About 11 20 

 p.m. 



11 24 p.m. 



Ibid, 



About 11 25 

 p.m. 



About 11 30 

 p.m. 



11 38 p.m. 



11 39 p.m. 



Hawkhurst 



(Kent). 



Birmingham 



Hawkhurst 

 (Kent). 



Ibid, 



9 About 

 50 11 48 



I).ni, 



Birmingham 

 Ibid 



Hawkhurst 

 (Kciii). 



Apparent Size. 



= 2nd or 3rd mag.* 



= Sirius 



Colour. 



Duration. 



Position, or 



Altitude and 



Azimuth. 



White 



= 3rd mag.* 



Pale blue. 



= lst mag.«... 

 = 2nd mag.* 



"■1st mag.* 

 = 2nd mag.» 

 »- 1st mag.*,., 



-1st mag.* 

 -1st mag.* 



Pale yellovy , 

 Wliite 



1 second 



0'5 second . 



0-75 second . 

 0*5 second , 



BriUiant blue.. 0-5 second 



MTiite 



Yellowish- 

 green. 



= ]st mag.*. 

 = 1st mag.* 



Pale blue . . . 

 Pale yellow ... 



0*75 second .. 



Blue 

 Bluish 



0-5 second .. 

 0-5 second . . 



0-75 second .. 



= 3rd mag.* Blue 



= 3rd mag.* 'Blue 



> a Lyra; . , 

 >-lst mag.* 

 = a, Cygni . 

 = « Lvrsc,,.. 



Pale yellow 

 Yellow 



1 second 



From g Honorum 

 to TT Pegasi. 



From 24° 52° 

 to « TrianguU. 



From to TT Cas- 

 siopeiae. 



From 18°-f42° 



to 17 +27 

 From to /x An. 



droniedae. 

 From a. Pegasi to , 



Aquarii. 

 Passed between < 



and /3 Anth-omC' 



da; ; near the eas' 



horizon. 

 From u. LyrsE to « 



Ophiuchi. 

 From \ {a, I) Ursa 



Majoris, 



a= = 



to 186°+50° 

 From y to i (/3, ff 



Persci. 

 Close to, and almos 



across « Andra 



medcE. 

 From X to fi Perse 



I sec. ; slow 

 speed. 



1 second 

 Swift ... 



= 3rd niag.» 

 = 2nd mag.* 



>-lst roag.* 



Yellow . 



Blue , 

 Blue , 



Greenish- 

 white. 



0'5 second .. 



1 sec. ; slow 

 motion. 



From h (r, ^) to 



Aquarii. 

 From just below 



to ? Pegasi. 



«= = 

 From 354° +3° 



to Z Aquarii. 

 Commenced at 



Aquilae. 



Passed near d Ci 

 melopardi. 



Commenced at 

 Piscium. 



From 23° +22° 

 to 29 +23 



From g Honores 1 

 g Pegasi. 



