OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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OMITTED IN THE ABOVE GENERAL LIST. 



45° or 50° 



Length of 

 Path 



Direction or Radiant-point 



At first nearly stationary, 

 then slightly ascending for 

 \ and descending for \ of 

 its track. 



General form and breadth of 



the head and streak. 

 (Descending towards N.W.) 



Appearance and Remarks 



Nucleus a ' ball ' throughout, 

 with a short tail almost as 

 bright, and a long, somewhat 

 wavy and inflated-looking 

 streak following it on f (or 

 at last on only \ or \~) of its 

 track. The whole, short tail 

 and nucleus together, va- 

 nished suddenly at last. A 

 magnificent meteor. [Seen 

 also in London by Mr. Pope 

 Hennessy ; these Reports, vol. 

 for 1858. p. 152.— Radiant 

 about 335° + 5° ( ± 4°).] 



Left behind it a long streak, 

 which remained visible for 

 six seconds. [Seen also at 

 Bristol ; these Reports, vol. 

 for 1878, p. 282. Mr. Den- 

 ning*s radiant is confirmed 

 by the Antwerp track, at 

 77° + 34°.] 



Observer or Reference 



F. Caws. Communi- 

 cated byH. R. Proc 

 ter. 



Mons. Thibout ; ' Bul- 

 letin hebd. de 

 l'Assoc. Scientifique 

 de France,' xxi. 

 (1877-78), p. 63.— 

 (Mons. de Boe' ; ibid.) 



