130 



REPORT — 1877. 



Hour 



ite. G. M. T. (or 

 local time). 



1876. 

 Aug. 11 



11 



11 



11 



11 



12 



h m s 

 10 40 p.m 

 and 5 se- 

 conds later, 



11 8 p.m, 



11 8 30 

 p.m. 



11 48 p.m 



11 49 p.m 



1 49 a.m 



12 1 50 a.m. Bristol 



Place of 

 Observation. 



Apparent Size. 



Sunderland 



Birmingham 



Sunderland .. 

 Birmingham 



Radcliffe Ob- 

 servatory, 

 Oxford. 



Ibid 



14 11 3 p.m 



Radcliffe Ob- 

 servatory, 

 Oxford. 



14 11 6 p.m. Bristol 



14 11 24 p.m. Ibid 



14 11 24 p.m. Radcliffe Ob- 

 servatory, 



11 



11 35 p.m. 



Oxford. 

 Bristol 



4 11 36 pm. Radcliffe Ob- 

 servatory, 

 Oxford. 



= Sirius to Tj. 

 = 5th mag.* . 

 = 2nd mag.* , 

 = 3rd mag.# 

 = 2nd mag.* 

 = 3rd mag.* 

 = 2nd mag.* 

 = lst mag.* 

 = 3rd mag.* 



= 2nd mag.* 

 = 3rd mag.* 

 = 3rd mag.* 

 = 1st mag.* 

 = 1st mag.* 



Orange-yellow 



Colour. 



Duration. 



Blue 



Blue 



White 



Red 



White 



1*4 second 



0-5 second 



Rapid 



0*5 second 



Rapid 



0-5 second 



Rapid 



Rapid 



Position or 

 Apparent Path. 



From 266° + 3 C 

 to 260 —15 

 5° further to the 

 left. 



From 26° +61° 



to 26 +56 

 Disappeared at f 



(a Equulei, e 



Aquarii). 

 From e [? ?] Cygni 



to 5° south of 



a Aquihe. 

 From S Draconis to 



tt Herculis. 



a— $ = 

 From 123° +62° 

 to 132 +49 



From 108° +62° 

 to 128 +55 



Shot from £ Ursa; 

 Majoris towards 

 a Canum Venati 

 corum. 



a— S = 



From 156° +70° 

 to 164 +62 



a= 8 = 



From 84° +73° 

 to 121 +74 



From a Draconis 

 to r) Ursa; Ma- 

 joris. 



a= 5 = 



From 212° +42° 

 to 204 +36 



At I («, e) Bootis.. 



