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REPORT 1872. 



Date. 



1871. 

 Aug.ll 



11 



Hour. 



11 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 



11 



11 

 Dec. 12 



12 



h m s 

 11 43 30 



11 4G 55 



11 50 30 



11 51 10 



11 54 35 



11 5!) 



12 3 

 12 4 4 



12 29 



12 29 25 

 10 13 



1872. 

 Jan. 2 



10 17 

 (time by 



watch, 

 uncertain) 



11 4 30 



Place of 

 Observation. 



Apparent 

 Magnitude, 

 as i>cr Stars. 



Colour. 



Ilawkhurst 



Royal Observa- 



Briglitcr tlian 1/. . 



Brijrbter than 1st- Greenish 



tory, Greenwich, mag. if 



Plawkhurst 



= 3rJ mapr. 



Royal Observa- = 1st mag 



tory, Greenwich.! 



Duration. 



Position. 



Slow speed 

 1'3 second 



Bluish white .1 second 



Ibid '2nd raa?;.. 



Birmingham 



Ibid. 



Royal Observa- 

 tory, Greenwich, 



Ilawkhurst 1st ma?. 



3rd mag. 



Bluish white . 0-7 second 



3rd mag 0-3 second 



2nd mag. 



Bluish white . 



O'S second 



Royal Observa- 1st mag. 

 tory, Greenwich. 



Tooting (near 

 London). 



Faint 



Ilawkhurst 2nd mag, 



2 11 4 30 



11 5 30 



Royal Observa- 

 tory, Greenwich. 



Eaton Square, 

 London. 



Tooting, near 

 London. 



Bluish white 



Slow. 



1'2 second 



Asbrigbt as Jupiter: Bluish white .1 second 



Brighter than 1st- 

 mas. * 



Large 



White 



White 



1-5 second 



«= S = 

 From 23° + 60° 

 to 8 +62 

 From direction of 

 Persei pass- 

 ed between // 

 and j3 Andro- 

 meda; to c An- 

 dromedae. 

 a= S = 

 From340°+30° 



to 355 +42 

 iFrom a Pegasi in 

 direction of y 

 Pegasi. 

 From « Draconis 

 passed across 9 

 Bocitis. 



a= 3 = 



From 332° +57° 



to 310 +36 



From 286° + 20° 



to 278 4- 6 



Passed between j8 

 and y llercuhs 

 from the direc- 

 tion of K Hercu- 

 lis. 



From 323° + 51° 

 to 288 +20 



From 6 Cygni to y 

 Aquila:. 



From 80° + 9-5° 

 to 74 +4-5 



From 75° +28° 

 to 60 +23 



From a point be 

 tween a. and ^ 

 Ursae Majori 

 passed in the di 

 rection of 9 Au 

 riga;. 



Disappeared at ^ 

 {n, It) Lyncis. 

 Course from y 

 UrsjeMajoris, be- 

 ginning 6° short 

 of that star. 



a= S = 

 From 160°+55° 

 to 135 +44 



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