OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



121 



()F LARGE METEORS 

 SOME EARLIER YEARS. 



Length of 

 Path. 



Direction or Radiant-point. 



Appearance, Remarks, &c. 



Observer 

 or Reference. 



A very brilliant meteor ; lighted 

 up the country. Seen after 

 two hours observations of the 

 August meteors on the \Yreldn 



iim. 



G. T. Ryves. 



Communicated by 

 G. J. Symons. 



Descended at an angle of about Died gradually out, and left no ^ F. V. Jacques 



40°, from S.E. to N.W. 



visible tail or sparks — perhaps 

 from the brightness of tlic 

 moon, which was shining wit! 

 great splendour. 



Communicated by 

 W. F. Denning. 



[The recorded courses of thisi Illuminated all objects wiih 



meteor and of llie next are 

 not reconcilable with each 

 other.] I 



S. J. Johnson. 



Communicated by 

 W. F. Denning. 



I ' 



ij" ; long patli 



a flash like that of light- 

 ning. On looking upwards, 

 1 saw the streak as stated, 

 which remained visible eight 

 I seconds. 



[The meteor seemed to burst at /3 J. Lucas. 



j Andromedai. [Identical wiih| ' Radcliffe Observa- 

 ! tlielastmeteor: W.F.Denning.]; tions,' vol. for 1872. 



Directed from y Lyrtc 'Left a streak almost vertical in W. F. Denning. 



S.W. for a second. 



.(7° Radiant Fj 



Very bright ; left no streak 'S. J. Johnson. 



Communicated bv 

 ! W. F. Denning. 

 Left a long train for 3 seconds ...:W. F. Denning. 



9° 'Radiant the Ilyades, or « Au-Only the end of the flight ob- Id 



ngae. 



Its visible From west to east 

 course e\- i 

 tended half 

 across the 

 sky. 



served ; no visible streak. 



Falling stars on February 4th at, Communicated by G. J. 



G'' A.M. I Symons. 



Nucleus with a continuous tail, Extract from a News- 



and pieces dropping from it at 

 intervals. A faint vapour ap- 

 peared to precede it, falling 

 back upon it as it sailed along. 

 A large and fine meteor. 



pa))fr; coramunicaterl 

 by W. F. Denning. ! 



