A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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Appearance ; Train, if any, 

 and its Duration. 



Burst and fell in sparks 



like liquid drops. 

 The train brightened up 



and ran back in this 



form — 



widening as it short, 

 ened, and remaining 

 several seconds. 

 Like a parachute - light 

 thrown off from a 

 rocket. Disappeared be 

 hind houses. 



Length of 

 Path. 



Direction ; noting also 



whether Horizontal, 



Perpendicular, or 



Inclined. 



FuUv 25° . 



Gradually increased and 

 then gradually dimi- 

 nished in brightness 

 Left a streak for two 

 seconds. 



Left a ruddy 



coloured train 



seconds. 

 Left a streak for 2 seconds 



orange- 

 for ten 



Descending towards the 



N.W. by W. 



Remarks. 



Clear sky 



Directed from ^ (Pleia- 

 des, 41 Arietis). 

 Directed from p Dra- 



Directed from y Leonis 

 Directed from Taurus... 



From Radiant, near 

 Leonis. 



The sky was cloudy 

 and the night dark, 

 but the light could 

 not have had any 

 artificial origin. 



Observer. 



S.H.Miller. 

 Id. 



Three smaller 

 this night. 



meteors 



Directed from Leo . 



Nine meteors seen in 

 one hour ; two of 

 them from Leo. A 

 fourth part of the 

 sky clear ; no moon ; 

 one observer. 



A. De G. de Fon- 

 blanque, ' The 

 Times,' Jan. 2, 

 1867. 



Bright double au 

 roral arch over 

 north-west horizon 

 on the previous 

 evening. 



Left no train. It increased 15° 

 in size and brightness,! 

 and vanished suddenly 

 without bursting. 



S. Thomson. 



Id. 



T.W. Backhouse. 



Id. 



Id. 



A. S. Herschel. 



T. Cruraplen. 



A. S. Herschel. 



J. E. Clark. 



Fell straight downwards It paused three times 

 in its descent. Lit 

 up the sky with daz- 

 zling brightness. 



Id. 



T.W. Backhouse, 



C. Grover. 



