OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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Length of 

 Path. 



Direction or Radiant -point. 



Appearance, Remarks, &c. 



Observer 

 or Reference. 



From direction of the moon. Left no streak. On Dec. 19, at 



Radiant Geminorura. 



From S.S.E. to N.N.W., 

 seendinK thus 



6'' la"" P.M., an intense flash 

 I probably of meteoric origin, 

 j seen in a clear sky. 

 dc-:.\'ucieus an irregular luminous 

 l)all, with no well-defined disk 

 like tlie moon ; followed by a 

 long train of fire : broke up 

 and disappeared before reach- 

 ing the horizon. 



S.W. to N.E. 



Inclined about -10' 



VV. F. Denning. 

 'Astronomical Regis- 

 ter,' Feb. 1876. 



H. J. Powell. 



The 'Times' and 

 Letter to W. F. 

 Denning. 



Seen in full sunshine. Its form F. \V. The ' Times.' 

 like a common rocket. 



to the ho- Shaped 

 left a 



• Directed from Polaris. 

 j diant in Draco (about x Dra 

 : conis?). 



ke a pear or a kite ; 



faint white streak for 

 two or three seconds, an(i 

 disappeared without exploding. 

 Seen in bright sunlight. No 

 detonation heard. The ap- 

 parent lengtli and incHn.i- 

 tion of the path were ap- 

 proximately measured with a 

 rod. 

 Ra-;Left no streak 



18° Radiant AGj 



\ 



Short path ...'Radiant-point in Leo . 



Cast a strong light. Disappeared 

 behind a cloud. 



Seen through clouds. Left no 

 visible train. (Radiant proba- 

 bly just north of a Tauri). 



Left no streak. This meteor and 

 the next proceeded from the 

 same radiant-point in Leo. 



Slightly descending from left Nucleus globular ; left no train, 

 to right. Radiant in Leo. 



Shot downwards. 



.'Seen on looking away from the 

 j planet Venus. 



E. Daw. 



(See also Appendix I 

 for description of the 

 same meteor by Mr. 

 Webb.) 



W. F. Denning. 



J. E. Clark. 



\V. F. Denning. 



Id. 



Id. 



J. Johnson. 



' Astron. Register,' 



Jane 1876, p. 141. 



