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OBSERVATIONS 
Direction or Apparent 
Radiant-point. 
ee 
August to September, 
radiant in Pisces (?). 
shortened near its radiant- 
point. 
N, 11 or T45 ...csccsereerresenees 
Scheat, or Norma Aquariid| 
(5, ?) 
QG (y Aguila) 29443 
Perseid......cserccssevees 
OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 
Appearance ; Remarks, 
297 
Observer. 
Left a very bright streak 8° long|G. L. Tupman. 
for 3 seconds. 
A very fine meteor with train ... 
Nucleus with a short train......... 
A beautiful meteor ; left no streak 
Close to the horizon .........066 
Exploded two thirds of the. way 
along its course, leaving there 
a lenticular cloud of red and 
yellow light. 
(Observations of shoot- 
ing-stars, 1869-71.) 
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u sparks. 
T° seseeeeeeres|PETSCIG sce eeeeerseseeeseeeeeseeees|Very bright streak. Twelve Per-|Id. 
seids in one hour; full moon. 
[The same rate of frequency 
also on the 11th, a.m.] 
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Le Opa T 65 (Psalterium or Cetus) ...|Left a bright streak .......... woes Id, 
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Geminid 
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Meteor with bright train ......... 
sesesseeees- (57 (Tg?) (6 Piscium) ...,.....|Left a very bright streak ......... 
Meteor seen by other observers; 
extremely large and brilliant. 
The streak remained 10™, and 
a nucleus or cloud of it at 
330—26 remained in sight 
30™ or 40™, drifting to 347— 
27, where it disappeared, be- 
ing then 5° in diameter. 
Id. 
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