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REPORT 1879. 



A List op Large Meteors occasionally 



Date 



.fuly30 



Aug. 11 



11 



7 

 7 



1C 



20 



21 

 22 



::i 



Sept. 1 



Hour 



Approx. 



G.M.T. (or 



Local Time) 



h m 

 11 52 p.m 



3 31 a.m, 



(10 10 p.m 



Indianapo- 

 lis time) 



10 27 p.m. 



10 29 p.m. 



About 

 10 30 p.m. 



About 

 7 15 p.m. 



8 57 p.m. 



l h a.m. 

 (10 2 p.m.) 



9 32 p.m. 

 11 p.m 



About 



10 20 p.m. 



8 35 p.m. 



Place of 

 Observation 



16 9 p.m. 



Brighton 



Sunderland 



Bloomington, 

 Ind., U.S.A. 



Debenham, 

 Norfolk. 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 



Holdsworthy, 

 Devon. 



Between Yar- 

 mouth and 

 Lowestoft. 



Debenham, 

 Norfolk. 

 Boston, U.S.A. 



Debenham, 

 Norfolk 



Ibid. 



Bristol 

 Ibid. 



Henryville, 

 Clark Co. Ind., 



U.S.A. • 



Apparent Size 



A bright meteor 



As bright as Ve 

 nus. 



About J of the 

 moon's diameter 



As bright as Jupi- 

 ter. 



Twice as bright as 

 Jupiter. 



As bright as Jupi- 

 ter. 



Two bright me- 

 teors. 



As bright as Jupi 

 ter. 



Colour 



Bluish white 



Yellow 



Bright meteor 



Fireball as bright 

 as Mars. 



A fine meteor 



5 diameter of the 

 moon. 



Nearly as bright 



as Venus. 

 Brighter than Ve 



nus. 



About | or i diam. 

 of the moon. 



Duration 



1 second ; 

 very swift. 



Very quick 



Not more 

 than 2 

 seconds ; 

 very rapid. 



Moved with 

 great speed 



Deep orange 



3 seconds 



Position or 

 Apparent Path 



From to 



a S a S 



Very swift 

 Very swift . 



From | (0 y) Ai 

 dromedae to 

 (S e) Piscium 

 path careful] 

 noted . 



Passed £° left of 

 Aquihe, 1° or 2 

 before its di 

 appearance. 



Began due B., c 

 E. 2° or 3° S 

 alt. 10°, an 

 shot northward 

 to 20° N. of E 

 very near th 

 horizon. 



12 + 60 to 10 + 46 



335 + 26 to 

 335 + 12 

 320£- 5 to 



328J- 1 



Disappeared be 

 hind stornl 

 clouds, near thi 

 horizon. 



279-4£to 



275-24 



Began due S., all 

 45°. 

 248 +63 to I 

 230 +77 



339 +18 to 

 338£ + 14 



From a little W. 

 of S. to S.E. rffll 

 E., alt. about 

 ' 26°. 



161 +70 to II 

 155 +56 

 246 +21 to! 

 244^+ 5 



Began nean y, and 

 passed across 8 

 Ursa? majoris, 



