360 REPORT—1868. ‘ 
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Dat H Place of . . Position, ox 
ate. our. OWsercativn. Apparent Size. Colour. Duration. Altitude and 
Azimuth. 
1868.;/h m s i 
Jan. 12) 4 45 p.m.|Selkirk, Scotland|Large meteor ......).....+++ poaseen bal cae cetieaeater ....(Ended its course} 
exactly at the | 
apparent place 
of Venus. 1 
23\Evening |Sale, Victoria,|Large meteor s....)..ecceeensereeeees Several secs,,.|In the N........ 
(local time). S. Australia. 
23/About 8 0/Glasgow ...... ..|About equal to White ..........24 seconds ...|Im the S. .s++s.sese0)/ 
p-m. Venus at its 
brightest. 
29\From 4 30 Bergamo, Italy... Various SIZES seecesleseee seeeeere a eeeelteerereeeneeer Ae OO 
am. till 
daybreak. 
30| 6 49 56 |Dantzig ........./Very large andGreen ........./2 seconds ... From 3 Orionis (in) 
p-tn. bright meteor. the S.S.E.) toi] 
(D.M.T.) Sirius (8° above), 
the horizon, 46%) 
8' E. from S.). 
30|About7p.m.|Breslau ......++-|Half apparent di-/Bluish green...|1 sec. while in/In the N.E. From) 
{Breslau ameter of the| sight. _« Urs Majors) 
time). moon; well de- towards 6 Leonis,) 
fined disk. disappearing 4° 
or 5° above th 
horizon. ; 
30!About 6 45|[bid.........6.../Apparent diameter Red, — tinged)2 or 3 seconds; In the N.E., 
pm. of the full moon,, with yellow.| slow speed.| scending 
(Breslau a __considerabli 
time). height to th 
horizon. 
30\Evening ...|Ragendorf, Large meteor; 2 or|Red; the train) or 5 seconds |First appeared nea 
Hungary. 3x Q. of many co- « Draconis, and: 
lours. passed between 
e, © Urse Ma 
joris towards th 
horizon. 
30) 6 55 p.m.jOfen ss... Half apparent di-/At first red,/5 or 6 seconds| FromCorona, acro 
(0. M.T.) _ameter of the| then green- B Urs Minor 
moon. ish blue, and between 
then white. and 6 Aurig 
towards the he 
rizon. 
Feb. 15/11 33 p.m.|London  .......4./= @ Leomis ....4....| White sosssseerecererreeserseeees a= 
From 135°+ 
to 120 +1 
