OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEOKS. 



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Length of 

 Path. 



Direction or Radiant-point. 



Appearance, Remarks, &c. 



Observer 

 or Reference. 



From west to east , Rocket-like ; seen by several pcr-W'. Wayte. 



Moved horizontally, thus 



sons. [An equally large me 

 teor, writes the Paris corre 

 spondent of the ' Echo,' July 

 21 or 25, had recently been 

 seen in Paris. — T. Crumplen.] 



The meteor burst at the end of 

 its flight and left a bright train. 

 [The recorded altitude of its 

 apparent course disagrees with 

 that assigned at Street, below, 

 and with other more distant 

 observations of the meteor's 

 track.] 



Almost horizontal. [The earlylBody of the fireball a large sphe 

 part of the meteor's course] rical head tapering away into a 



here described differs very 

 widely from that assigned to 

 it by other observers in the 

 neighbourhood of London.] 



Nearly 90° ... Almost parallel to the horizon 



About 50° ...I Left to right, nearly horizontal 

 Arctaras * 

 PutTi ofMttcor 



8 



!^^° [Radiant Lyra or Draco 



From north to south, angle at Like a rocket, with an extra- 



ordinarily long tail. Tra- 

 velled in a zigzag or tre 

 muloua manner. 



tail of fiery-red colour, followed 

 by a luminous track. Appeared 

 with sudden brightness, and as 

 it travelled on collapsed sud 

 denly with a bright effulgence, 

 exactly resembling a firework 

 close at hand 



Left a splendid train of frag, 

 ments redder than the head, 

 two of which were as bright 

 as 3rd mag. stars. Disappeared 

 with a sudden flash. 



Sky very clear, and appearance 

 of the meteor very startling 

 Its head had the appearance 

 of being double — thus, the 

 larger of the two parts above 

 (but this impression may have 

 been a deception) : — 



A fine meteor; left no streak 

 seen througli clouds. 



Directed about from 

 Venaticorum [?]. 



: Canum 



Left a bright train 



The 'Times,' Julv28, 

 1876. 



Communicated by W. F 

 Denning. 



K. Ommanney. Letter 

 to Mr. Glaisher. 



Communicated by J. E 

 Clark. 



George Dines. Letter 

 to Mr. Glaisher. 



Train. [Identical with the next 

 meteor.] 



W. F. Denning. 

 James Thomsoffl, 



W. F. Denning.- 

 J. Lucas. 



