REPORT—1868. 
Position, or 
Altitude and 
Azimuth. 
Place of : : 
Observation. Apparent Size. Colour. Duration. 
Aug.10)11 56 p.m.|Hawkhurst Brighter than @.sscesceeereeeeees[eneeneees rentiaes 
(Kent). Lyre. 
11/12 8 am.|Birmingham ...|Brighter than 2... GYEEN .seceeee. 1 second ...... 
oS 
to 251°+6 
11/12 8 30 |Winchfield = I caceceveecee cence] WHILE sseeeeceefeceseee Fascactincen From 7 Cassio 
am. to 0 Urse 
joris. 
WUT!" 22) BO) NW Whideecccssseres nee. il tc stsppsreesscieny Blue’ 3be0. a cloeenetesesoncteeen From a Draconi 
a.m. 
11]11 25 a.m.|Birmingham ...] = Q..----s:eeeeeeeees Orange and |1°5 second ... 
green. 
11} 9 37 p.m.|Ibid..,.....0+. cee] = VDINLUR] coseuasecess Blue’ stereece 1'5 second ... 
12} 9 56 p.m.|Hawkhurst = Sirius eoseseeees./ YELLOW — css evsfeveere apessweneen 
(Kent). 
and east oO 
Aquarii. 
12\10 40 p.m.|Whitby (York- |=3rd mag.* ...... LB Ub es cron ,./0°75 second ...|From Lacerta 
shire). wards Aries. 
14[Between _|Ibid..........0++44. =Ist mag.* ...+0 White .-....... lsecond ......|About 3° abo 
11 10 and Urse Majo 
11 50 p.m. 
15]11 20 p.m.|Ibid..........s0000. =Ist mag. * ...... Reddish ...... 0°75 second ...|4° above Cor 
15/About 11 20) Hawkhurst =3drd mag.* «+... Wihite See seser 3 seconds ; 
p.m. (Kent). slow speed. 
crossing 
stars. 
APPENDIX. 
I. (a) Heights of August Meteors observed in England in 1868. 
Simultaneous observations of the August meteors in 1868 were made by 
observers at several British stations, for the purpose of ascertaining the real 
altitudes of the meteors. The course of the shower was, for the most part, 
seen under favourable circumstances ; and a number of shooting-stars were 
observed, the apparent paths of eleven of which were recorded simultaneously, 
at distant places, with sufficient accuracy to enable their heights to be ap- 
proximately known. ‘The double observations of shooting-stars, and those of 
other meteors of the shower presenting characters of peculiar interest, are 
