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EEPOET — 1879. 



LARGE METEORS IN 1878-9, OBSERVED 



Date 



1878. 

 March 

 2 



Nov. 18 

 Dec. 18 



Hour 



h m 



About 

 9 45 p.m. 



Near Chelms- 

 ford. 



9 50 p.m 



About 

 9 p.m. 



Writtle . 

 Chelmsford 



18 

 21 



6 5 p.m. 



About 

 3 30 p.m 

 1879 

 Aug. 4 11 5 p.m. 



6 



11 

 11 



10 20 p.m. 

 10 50 p.m. 

 12 25 p.m 



Place of 



Observation 



Ibid, 

 aid. 



Writtle . 



Broomfield,near 



Chelmsford 

 Writtle . 



Ibid. 



Apparent size 



Brighter than 

 Venus. 



Brighter than 

 Venus. 



1st . 

 Fireball 



= V- ■ 

 = % . 

 = Sirius 



Brighter than 

 Venus. 



Colour 



Orange 



Green 



Emerald 

 green. 



Emerald 

 green. 



Orange 



Green (?) 



Not very slow 



2 sees. (?) . 

 Not very slow 



Duration 



Position, or 



Altitude and 



Azimuth 



In S. (E. of and 

 under Orion). 



Moderate 



2 or 3 sees. . 

 2 or 3 sees. . 

 1 sec. . 

 0-2 sec. (?) . 



From 11° -22° to 

 17° -30°. 



From a little W, 

 of Rigel to near 

 the horizon. 



From 311° + 27° 

 to 313 + 20°. 



Fell downwards 

 in N. (?) 



From 245° + G2° 



to 207° + 52°. 

 From 114° + 46° 



to 115° + 38°. 

 From 194° + 70° 



to 203° + 58°. 

 From 50° + 14° to 



51° + 7°, very 



doubtful. 



