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REPORT 1876. 



Date. 



I 1876. 

 t/uly25 



Hour Til e 



G.M.T.(or cl f 

 local time)J Observation. 



25 



h m 



About 



10 p.m. 



Near Maiden- 

 head, Bucks. 



10 2 p.m. Ikistol 



23 10 5 p.m. Edgeware Road, 

 London. 



Apparent Size. 



Large meteor 



Colour. 



Duration. 



Vivid green, 

 like an arti- 

 ficial light 

 rather than 

 a natural 

 shooting- 

 star. 



Position or 

 Apparent Path. 



Very large 



Large apparent disk 



25 10 7 p.m. Street, near Glas-'4X 3^ 

 tonbury,Somer-| 

 setshire. 



25iAhout Ilersham, Surrey Large meteor 



10 12 p.m.i ' > 



31 



'Aug. 4 



Vivi<l emerald- More than five 

 green ; train seconds ; 



of fiery red. 



Blue' or 

 ' green ' (two 

 observers). 



9 43 p.m 



17 p.m. 



12 p.m. Bristol 



llristol i = Sirius 



In the northeri 

 sky near thi 

 Great Bear. 



Passed from eas 

 to north at 

 altitude [?] abovi 

 the horizon abou 

 the same as tha 

 of the plane 

 Jupiter at 9 p.m 



From the constel 

 lation of Aquili 

 [?] through tha 

 of Hercules [?] 

 curi'ed slightl; 

 downwards,pass 

 ing a few degree 

 under, and dis 

 appearing a littli 

 nortliward o 

 .A.rcturus. 



From about 270' 

 -10° to 5' 

 -f53° (nearly 

 view of the star; 

 near its coursi 

 obstructed b; 

 clouds). 



Speed of ap- Passed close unde 

 parent mo-j Arcturus, as i| 

 tion very] the sketch. 

 leisurely. 



leisurely 

 speed. 



.\.bout 5 or C 

 seconds. 



Glasgow 



....iN'ot very large or 

 brilliant. 



10 39 p.m, 



RadcliflFe Obser- 

 vatory, O.xford. 



Rather fast 



4 seconds. 



= ¥ : 



= lst mng.t !Red 



1 second 



I 



From 284°+ 10° 

 to 286 -10 \} 



I'assed over thi 

 south side o 

 Glasgow. 



