A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OP LUMINOUS METEORS. 



851 



Appearance ; Train, if any, 

 and its Duration. 



Left a train for 1 second.. 



Clearly kite-shaped 



Left a slight train 



Lengtli of 

 Path. 



Drew a train of sparks and 35° 

 left a faintly luminous 

 train after disappearance 

 of the nucleus. 



Drew a train of red sparks 

 I^eft a train for | a second 

 Left no train 



Nucleus a misty-looking 



object. 

 Left a streak for f second 



Left a very slight streak. 



Left a slight train 



Left no train 



iDiaappeared suddenly, left 

 I no train. 



Left no train 

 Left no train 



Left a trail! . 



15' 



Direction ; noting also 



whether Horizontal, 



Perpendicular, or 



Inclined. 



12° 



10° 



AV ••.... 1,1.' 



;'rom Radiant M^, g 



From Radiant \V 



From Radiant S G^ 

 From Radiant W . 



Left to right, nearly 

 horizontal. 



Directed from Lacerta. 



Remarks. 



In strong twilight; none 

 of the hrighter stars 

 yet visible. 



In one hour no meteors 

 seen. 



A. few minutes after 

 sunset ; seen in full 

 daylight. The streak 

 was seen for an hour 

 at Basle and else- 

 where. (See Ap 

 pendix.) 



Disappeared gradually.. 



R. P. Greg. 



Id. 



T. Crumplen. 



R. P. Gri g. 

 ul. 



Id- 



J. J. Silbermann. 



Path crooked and oscil- 

 lating at last. 



Directed from e Del- 



phini. 

 Directed from Altair ... 



From Radiant A,, 



From Radiant Ag 

 From Radiant A^ 



Sixteen meteors in two 

 hours and ten ini 

 nutes ; perfectly 

 clear sky ; no moon; 

 one observer. 



Observer. 



A. S. llerschel. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



(d. 



Id. 

 Id. 

 Id. 

 Id. 



Id. 

 Id. 



R. P. Grog, 



Id. 

 Id. 



