422 . REPORT—1868. 
TaBLE (continued). 
Angular : 
ACE True : Zenith- 
Magni- eh Greenwich Sey distance 
No. | tude, A pen Mean Time fo Ind corrected Notes. Observer. 
, r Index- 
a, B, y. Postion: of Obser- were. tor Index- 
Sevele. vation. ; error. 
h m 8s fe} i ° i 
GON Se.c0% 8b TZ SOM ssseszece | | ~*25cea08 Across a Lyre ...... Prof, Adams. 
ets teeces 3h LOMA os oosec ||| ieaseve Through Z Ursz...... Id. 
62. Y “an Het 0 Gh) | ececrceceoe li lemctoce From below a Aquile|H. G. 
ma 
4! 3... {apne } 13°45 | P1287 | |b408.)| ae pees Prof, Adams. 
64. B 6B 153819 83 13 69'40 ||"Train «.fit...... ces H. G. 
(104 9 kee ee ees as USISMRO! MWocscenten | | Aystseeta | ol Mb feteessneatecuaes Prof. Adams. 
OGs | bs3s 8h NEUSE. | | ee Near Polaris ......... Id. 
67 83h 13 1458 | 169 55 DHLG | |) Mey eesteeent sence Id 
68. Y 246° | ISA) 177 55 3B.'DB! || ey tecs.wexekeoeees Id 
69 Y 638 13 25 37 70 55 DONDE”) || Pheacdec eens 3 Td 
OS eats 83h VSR20N8Gi) Che Geo |e Beet | ihe Row satea neces Id 
78 eee 83h SME ORSO) |) occcccess fll cicecese |i uke ssesessecsnnmes Td. 
7A. || ease 64 EOL ADO GW  cccsectg Piliccoess:. || Gib Kanseoeseutn- ome Td. 
73. Siete) vec ee TSiSD°O4 | teestecen P| cess Very bright .....:... Mrs, Adams. 
Observations of Shooting-stars made at the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford, on 
the nights of August 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th. Communicated 
by the Radcliffe Observer. 
The times noted (when seconds are inserted) are within a few seconds of 
Greenwich mean solar time. 
August 8th.— 
G. M.T. 
hm s 
At 9 24 O A train seen in Cassiopeia, moving from north to south; but the body of 
the meteor was not seen. 
9 41 O A meteor appeared close under Polaris; direction from east to west. 
10 0 O One, of the 2nd mag., in Cassiopeix, moving towards the north. 
1113 0 (2nd mag.) From Polaris, by 8 Ursee Minoris ; a train. 
11 37 O From a Persei, downwards. 
11 52 O From Polaris to north horizon. 
The sky was overcast after these observations. 
August 9th.—The sky was blackly overcast nearly all the night, with the 
exception of a small portion in the north, where some of the stars of Ursa 
Major were visible, the clear sky extending as far as Arcturus in the west. 
At 10 30 0 A meteor equal to a star of the Ist mag., of a red colour, moving from a 
little to the west of 7 Urs Majoris to Arcturus; a train. 
11 3 0 (4th mag.) From 6 Urs Minoris to north horizon. 
11 8 O (ist mag.)  ,, a point somewhat near Capella (which could not be seen 
for clouds), towards the north horizon, of a yellowish colour. 
1116 0 (2nd mag.) White; from 6 Urse Majoris, westward ; motion very rapid. 
At 11" 20", the sky became quite overcast. 
August 10th.—Mr. Lucas began to watch about 9 o’clock, and continued 
to observe till 13" 20", when clouds came up. In the first three-quarters of 
an hour no meteor was seen. , 
