304 
Hour, 
Date. | approx. 
G. M. T. 
1873.;}h m 5s 
Dec.11/10 38 p.m.|Newcastle-on- 
11/10 39 p.m./Glasgow 
7| 5 7 p.m.|Ventnor (Isle of About one fourth 
Wight). apparent diam-| yellow. 
eter of the full 
moon. 
Feb. 28} About |Sevenoaks About the second Pale yellow; 
7 0 pm. (Kent). magnitude of | uneven edges 
large fireballs | of the train 
[i.e. about= 9 ,| red. 
or brighter]. 
Apr.11} 9 18 p.m.|Bristol............ HY rccescccenccnaves|seeeecceeescsecees 
REPORT—1874. 
Apparent 
bwin af Magnitude, Colour. Duration. Apparent Path. | 
2 aaa as per Stars &c, 
ee ee _s 
| 
ea osc oan Bright pale |1'2 second ...|First appeared at 7 
Tyne. green. Cancri. Disap-| 
peared with aj 
small spark pro-|. 
jected to left. | 
I 
: 
=Wererccecece sseeee{White or yel-|l°5 second ,..|From altitude 12° . 
(Scotland). low. to altitude 3° or 
4°, 
Near Colchester |= 9 .........ccse0000 Just the colour|3 or 4 seconds|[n the S.S.W. part 
(Essex). and appear- of the sky. (Ap- 
ance of 
Venus. 
Pale greenish 
ings only.) 
Very slow mo-|In the west, mov- 
proximate posi- 
tion and _bear- 
tion; 5 or ing at an altitude 
6 seconds of about 40°. 
while in Path dipping at 
sight. an angle of about 
5° towards the 
north. 
Much  slower|scadeecssescosss ousaeate 
than usual 
with shoot- 
ing-stars. 
2 seconds...... a= Oo= 
From 242°+47° 
to 278 +50 q 
About E.N.E. to 
N.E., thus— 
