374 
REPORT—1868. 
Place of Position, or 
Date.| Hour. Ob : Apparent Size. Colour. Duration. Altitude and 
servation. re 
zimuth. 
——— = —_—_——____—_—_— |_| —— 
1868.) h m s 
Aug. 8| 9 49 p.m. Birmingham = 2nd, then >/Blue, white,|2°5 seconds... a= 6 
lst, and then) dark. From 180°+65 
= 3rd mag.* to p. Serpenti 
8\Between |Whitby (York-;=1st mag.* .--... White ........./0°75 second...!Appeared first 
10 30 and shire). below 6 Ari 
ll 0O p.m. 
8/10 33 p.m.|Birmingham .../ Brighter than Ist|Yellow........./0°5 second .../From p Pisciw 
mag.*. wards 6 Cet 
9) 0 22 am.\[bid .......---- = Sirius cca eee Dark blue; |1°5 second ... oe 
then brilliant From 275°+7 
blue. to » Herculi 
9|Between |Whitby (York-|Brighterthan Sirius Reddish ; blu-|2 seconds......|Centre of pat 
10 0 and | shire). ish - white (a, B) Ceph 
11 30 p.m. sparks. 
9110 5 25 |Highfield House]=2nd mag.¥ «.-+4.)-+r++-+"* eccadsasoleenaonescsseeuaec) Onn Seam 
p.m. Observatory, crossed ¢€ 
Beeston. Til. 
9110 6 p.m.|Birmingham ...|=1st mag.*......-.. White ........./0°5 second ...|From 4 (¢, 
gasi_ to 
quarii. 
9110 12 40 |Highfield House}......... dP stlececccncesorssctocleavesecnseeain .../Passed 5° 
p.m. Observatory, Delphinus. 
Beeston. 
9110 13 p.m.|Birmingham  ...|=Ist mag.*.......-- Green ......- 0:3 second .../From to 0 
91017 2 |Highfield House/Twice as bright as Intense blue... Very rapid ...|Commenced 
p.m. Observatory, a lst mag.* Pegasi. 
Beeston. 
9110 18 p.m. Ibid .........c-+ =Ist mag.x ee Green .....0++ 0:3 second ...|From »Andr 
to 353° 
9/10 21 p.m.|Airth, Falkirk |=Srd mag-% «..... Whitish ...... 1:25 sec.;slow|/From 4° 
(Scotland). speed. B Pegasi 
(a, B) 
pele. 
9110 46 p.m. Highfield House| Brighter than Ist/Blue ...cereeslecasecees seseeeee-| Appeared 
Observatory, mag.*. under P 
Beeston. and pas: 
; tween 0, 
Majoris. 
hyp pile 
