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OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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>ngth of 

 l'ath. 



Direction or Radiant-point. 



Appearance, Remarks, &c. 



Observer 

 or Reference. 



From the direction of o Pegasi Burst into small sparks II. Corder 



; very short Radiant (near Aries) in Pisces 

 mill, almost 



■ tationarv. 



while in sight. 



kill of the Direction and appearance ofjllluminated the carriage from 

 ■freak about the streak a straight, thin, I behind the observer, who 



Point of disappearance exact. 

 Grew smaller in last third part 

 of its course, as if receding in 

 the distance. 



Left a bright phosphorescent 

 streak visible for 3 minutes, 

 and drifting thus — 



r. W. Backhouse. 



\V. F. Denning. 



10° or 15 c 



perpendicular white line. 



Fell almost verlicallv, thus — 



lout 12° ... Fell quite vertically; or in the 

 cloudy sky no slope of its- 

 path tould be observed. 



Fell very 

 thus.— 



perpendicularly 



noted the appearance and 

 position of the streak on 

 turning round. This was 

 white, sharp, and unbroken 

 for several minutes, then 

 slowly curling up and seem- 

 ing to ascend as smoke 

 does. 



It was mistaken by some persons Communicated by 

 who saw its flight for lightning. \V. F. Denning. 



M." The 'Times,' 

 Sept. 20th, 1876. 



Nucleus well defined ; barb, d oi 

 spiked, with a tail following n 

 G° in length. Observer well- 

 practised in quickly estimating 

 altitudes at sea. A dark and 

 cloudv evening. 



W. A. Cockbiirn. 

 Communicated by 

 \V. F. Denning. 



John Thompson. 

 Communicated 

 W, F. Denning. 



