A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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Left a train lasting 10 se- 

 conds after disappear- 

 ance of the meteor. 



Left a bright short train 

 which remained visible 

 in the telescope for 

 many minutes. 



Left a train which curled 

 up thus — 



rVppearance; Train, if any, 

 and its Duration. 



Its path appeared undula- 

 ting as in the sketch. 



Horizon. 



Length of 

 Path. 



10° 



Direction ; noting also 



whether Horizontal, 



Perpendicular, or 



Inclined. 



Inclined 



Remarks. 



This meteor burst 



Observer. 



The train seen in the 

 telescope appeared like 

 a riband with many 

 bends. 

 The curved train re- 

 mained visible for 

 three minutes, and 

 appeared like a dim 

 nebula in the tele- 

 scope. (SeeAppendix.) 



Nearly horizontal, from 

 left to right. Slightly 

 unconformable in its 

 direction. 



12° 



South. 



Left a train for 20 seconds 



Left a very brilliant and 

 rather persistent streak, 



Left a train which lasted 

 1^ minute. 



Left a slight train ; moved 

 in curves, seeming to 

 oscillate. 



12° 



19° 



From W. to E. Totally 

 unconformable in path 

 to the Leo Radiant. 



Inclined 



X 



Arthur Harding. 



F. C. Penrose. 



S. H. Miller. 



E. J. Lowe. 



F. C. Penrose, 



Unsteady flight 



Two other bright me- 

 teors appeared nearly 

 at the same time. 



Seen in broad daylight 

 and in sunshine. 



The light was so great 

 as to cause observers 

 looking in an opposite 

 direction to turn 

 round. Seen also at 

 Glasgow. 



S. H. Miller. 



F. C. Penrose. 



E. J. Lowe. 



F. C. Penrose. 

 T. Crumplen. 



R. G. and C. 

 Barclay, and A. 

 J. Crossfield. 

 North British 

 Daily Mail,' 

 Nov. 16th. 



J. E. Clark. 



