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EEPOET 1879. 



A List op Large Meteors occasioxally 



SUPPLEMENTAL ACCOUNTS OF LARGE METEORS 



Date 



1858. 

 Aug. 13 



1877. 

 Oct. 9 



Hour 



Approx. 



G.M.T. (or 



Local Time) 



h m 

 Not noted, 

 but about 

 6p.m.(?). 

 [True 

 time 6 39 

 p.m.] 



12 12 a.m. 

 (Paris time; 



■ 12 3 a.m. 



G.M.T.) 



Place of 

 Observation 



1 or 2 miles E 

 of Ryde, I. of 



Wight, 



Charleville, 

 near Mezieres, 

 Ardennes, 

 France (and 

 Antwerp). 

 [See calcula- 

 tion of the 

 real path ; 

 Appendix I., 

 Supplement.] 



Apparent Size 



At first £ of the 

 moon's diameter 

 but increased 

 as it advanced 

 Eclipsed the 

 light of the stars 

 and of the moon 

 (which was un 

 usually bright). 



Very bright fire 

 ball. 



Colour 



At first ruddy, 

 then pure 

 white ; tail 

 bluer, with 

 faint pris- 

 matic co- 

 lours. 

 [Streak 

 white ?] 



Nearer 5 than 

 3 seconds ; 

 speed very 

 moderate, 

 smooth and 

 uniform. 



Duration. 



Position or 

 Apparent Path 



From near E.S.E., 

 alt. about 15°, 

 to near S.S.E., 

 alt. about 20°; 

 centre of course 

 due S.E. 



Rather long 

 duration 

 3-5 sees. 



CS.£) 



Made its appear- 

 ance in the 

 north. (In the 

 north.) 



