PAST 
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Path. 
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4 
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POROPeeeseseseres 
ae eerereeeerscerseecsseetes 
Moved from S. to Ni sessesesesss 
OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS, 
YEAR. 
Direction or Apparent 
Radiant-point. #8 P ee fie ttslaas 
few degrees eastwards from 
the-zenith> the nucleus dis- 
appeared, and the following 
spark - trail included many 
(four at least were counted) 
bright fiery fragments. No 
sound was heard. 
Meteor itself not seen; on turn- 
ing round towards the south, 
Oe eerecesenee 
291 
"REVIOUSLY OBSERVED AND FIRST DESCRIBED IN PRINTED 
Ghactvet! 
—= ee me | 
C. G. Ehrenberg: Phy- 
sical observations in 
Northern Africa and 
Western Asia. 
(Poggendorff’sAnnalen, 
Jubelband, 1874, 
p- 612.) 
Id. Ibid. (Ibid.): 
its streak alone remained in 
sight, between @ Orionis and 
Sirius, brightest at the north 
end, milk-white, where the 
light cloud continued visible 
two minutes, three times the 
length and about one fourth 
of the width of one apparent 
diameter of the full moon, 
when it was first observed. 
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The nucleus shone with intensely 
strong light, but scattered no 
sparks. Such large meteors, 
the Arabs informed Professor’ 
Ehrenberg, were of not un- 
common occurrence in their 
countries ; but of a real fall of| 
aérolites they appeared to have 
no definite traditions. 
Oeeeeees 
that remained visible some 
time, even when the gaze 
having for a moment been 
averted was again directed to- 
wards it, before it disappeared. 
divided into two at the mid- 
dle of its length by a dark 
space, and evidently, there- 
fore, material or substantial 
in its character. . 
All left very long enduring streaks 
sees. 
Left a long and brilliant streak/Id. 
Left a persistent light streakjId. 
Id. 
Id, Ibid. _(Ibid.). 
Id. Ibid. (Ibid.) 
Ibid. (Ibid.) 
Ibid. (Ibid.) 
Ibid. 
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