REPORT—1868. 
Colour. 
White .......6- 
Bright white... 
seeeee 
[White ....0... 
White ....... fe 
White ......... 
Bluish white... 
... [White ....0008 
White as Vega 
Lyre. 
Dull, misty ... 
Dull, misty ... 
White ......... 
Very white ... 
|White ........- 
White 
White 
White 
Peeeeeeee 
Duration. 
1 second ...... 
1°5 second ... 
1 second 
0°8 second ... 
2°35 seconds... 
1 second ...... 
0°8 sec. ; rapid 
Slow speed; 
1 second. 
Rapid; 0°3 sec. 
2 seconds...... 
Pee eee eeeeenene 
Very rapid ... 
Very rapid ... 
Quick motion 
0°6 second ... 
0°6 second ... 
0-6 second ... 
0°5 second ... 
———_§ 
Centre of path at 
From e Cephei to 
From 8 Draconis to] _ 
From 3 (a, 0) to 4 
From 34 (6 Cygni, 
Commenced at @ 
From a Capricorni) 
From o Coron 
From 
Centre of path at} 
../From H Draconis} 
368 
Place of . 
Date.| Iour. Glsewacon Apparent Size. 
1868./h m_ s 
May 2012 25 a.m.|Birmingham .../=3rd mag.* ....+ 
2012 33 a.m.|[bid ............0- =Ist mag.x ..... 
20:12 33 30 |[hid .........+.0e.: = Ist MAG. %eeeseeeee 
a.m. 
2012 35 am.|[bid ..|=2nd mag.x ..... 
20/12 45 a.m.|[bid........+ voves|==OF MAG. .e00e 
20} 1 6 a.m. |Ibid .......00.-.4+ =Ist mage sass. 
20) 1 47 a.m.|tbid eee [= 2nd MAK ...00- 
20/10 45 p.m.|[bid .,...c....eeee- =2nd mag.* ...... 
20,11 20 p.m_|Ibid ......+0000+++-|=Sirlus .....-4. 
25:10 13 p.m./Witham (Essex)|Large meteor ...... 
(or?26) 
2510 35 p.m.|Birmingham ...|Much larger and 
brighter than 
Venus. 
27\Between _|Manchester...... =2nd mag.t ...... 
10 55 and 
‘11 20 p.m. 
27. Between  |[bid....... cesseeee/=Ord Mag.ex ,..... 
10 55 and 
11 20 p.m. 
27,Between  |[bid............+-/—=2nd mag.* ...... 
10 55 and 
11 20 p.m. 
27, Between  ‘|[bid,..........+06 =Ist mag.x ...... 
10 55 and 
\11 20 p.m. 
2711 5 p.m.)/Hawkhurst =3rd mag.* ...... 
(Kent). 
2711 15 p.m.|[bid............+../ =2nd mag.% ...... 
28\12 14 a.m.|[bid ...............,—=2nd Mag.x ...... 
28/02 17 asm: [bid vaseadearsscost =drd mage* 4... 
Position, or 
Altitude and 
Azimuth. 
p Lyre. 
4 (o Cassiopeix, 
« Andromedz). 
33 Cygni. 
(6, «) Urse Mi-| | 
noris. 
0 Sagitte) to s 
Vulpecule, and 
3° further. 
Ophiuchi. 
to « Aquarii. 
“2= =— 
to 260°+40° | 
a= o= 
From 106°+ 70° 
to 11] +55 
Venaticorum to} 
B Leonis. 
n Herculis. 
to 6 Cephei. 
noris. 
One flash at a 
Delphini; th 
other at « Ca: 
pricorni. 
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