OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 305 
Directi A t 
. tse Appearance ; Remarks. Observer. 
sesseseeeses/Directed from 2° left of Castor|At first small, but uniformly|A. S. Herschel. 
(Geminid). bright in the last two thirds 
of its flight. Left no streak. 
Fell vertically from the direc- Followed by a short train ......+..|R. McClure. 
tion of iota Geminorum 
(Geminid; identical with 
the last). 
J 
About 15° .../Fell nearly straight down, in-|-+++++++++- SACU CREEC seesseeessesersescee|(de Gripper. (Communi- 
clining a little towards the cated by H. Corder.) 
south-west. i 
seleseccesecssecencssceesessscecseseeeeeefNucieus globular; burst at last/T. Perkins. 
into a shower of various- 
coloured sparks. Seen in 
dusk or afterglow ; sky cloud- 
less. A bright light first drew 
Said attention to the meteor. 
sesseteseceeseseesiAbout §-W. to N.E. ..........,.,4 beautiful meteor, with a long|W. E. Buck. 
train of the same colour as 
- the head. Moved majesti- 
© POLARIS cally across the sky, which 
was very clear. No other 
meteor visible in a watch of 
some length at the same 
hour. 
URSA MAJOR ‘ s 
t 24° ....Radiant near 8 Bodtis (G 36= Nucleus emitted numerous sparks) W. F. Denning. ; 
223+-40). while in motion. (a ee April 16th, 
1874. 
