OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 
Observer. 
Direction or Radiant-point. Appearatice; Remarks, &c, 
In a north-westerly direction...|A very brilliant meteor; burst|The ‘Bristol Daily Post,’ 
at disappearance into beauti-| May 13th, 1874. 
ful coruscations of coloured 
light. 
MMEUMEUU Pec dlUssihe tscccusccvecescechecesens seentere A short time before it disap- 
| peared, six sparks as large 
as Jupiter were. discharged 
from its southern end. A 
most brilliant meteor, fol- 
one by a crackling sound 
(2), Eee 
William W. Kiddle. 
G. J. Symons. 
Betas Left no streak......s:ciececsssseseses Communicated by J. E. 
Clark. 
Left no streak; attention called|J. E.'Clark. 
to the appearance by its bright- 
ness. 
The light was intense, and the\Communicated by T. 
flash lit up the sky. Crumplen. 
6 SOOO Sesser lH SPeeEeereceerensccessersseeseeseeeees 
Moved apparently from the|Extremely bright for the first/T. Crum plen. 
same radiant-point as the| instant, then rapidly disap- 
last meteor, peared. A view of the end 
only caught as the meteor 
J disappeared. 
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Communicated by J. E. 
Cl Le - 
. 
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Fe eeeebeneee 
Head varied in brightness; 
disappeared suddenly; left 
a bright green or blue streak 
on its whole course of irre-/ 
gular brightness, parts re- 
maining 1 second. 
Sema eeeeeeserersaeeee COCO Ce ree eee reereseee 
T. W.: Backhouse. 
