OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 
Direction or Apparent 
Radiant-point. 
Appearance; Remarks. 
25° sisssises.s.|Accurately parallel to ¢,  Urse/|Left a streak .....:..... radsatibeedes 
: Majoris. 
-|Shot downwards.......sesse+00 
Seen ee eeeneeee 
for 9 or 10 seconds. 
Beis ssaee Radiant near Castor and|Brightened suddenly just below|T. H. Waller. 
Pollux (Schiaparelli, No. 37). 8 Andromede, and there 
left a ruddy streak for 
ae 4 A lightning-like flash drew at- 
tention to the meteor, which 
was extremely bright for 
two thirds of its flight, leay- 
ing a train of sparks; but 
in the remaining third of its 
course it only showed its 
own single expiring light. 
Two telescopic meteors, ap- 
parently from the same 
radiant-point, were observed 
later in the evening in 
Cepheus. 
A brilliant flash of  bluish- 
white light, at first sup- 
Peer eee ene eeeeeee 
SOP e OOOH eee ee eeeeeeeeneeeseere Pe eeeene 
was observed, which was 
very bright, and remained 
visible two seconds. 
Left no streak. 
al PPP Oe me sete reset ereeeneccurenseeconeenees 
course. 
BHR eee power eer enerereeeseretee Ce erereeeneees 
Notice attracted by the light. 
small ones were observed on 
this evening. 
Pee ers Deedee ee eeeee eeeeeras Ceercceee 
the eastward. 
G. L. Tupman. 
..|Left a streak of very red light/y, Curry. 
-{J. M. Duport. 
Left a streak and sparks on its|— Schultz. 
Burst into coloured fragments. F. 
eae Ree oe AN vbw vansese mbeen nae TES One large meteor and many(C. 
A brilliant meteor was visible to/C. 
803 
Observer. 
(‘ Nature,’ Novy. 6th, 
1873.) 
(‘ Nature,’ Noy. 6th, 
1873.) 
W. C. Nash. 
(Communicated by 
G, J. Symons.) 
(Communicated by 
G. J. Symons.) 
J. Waller. 
(Communicated by 
T. H. Waller.) 
L. Prince. 
(‘ Meteorological 
Journal’ for 1873.) 
L. Prince. 
(‘ Meteorological 
Journal’ for 1873.) 
