OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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BEFORE THE YEAR ENDING IN AUGUST, 1878. 



Direction or Radiant-point 



[Near 8 Aquarii by the com- 

 bined paths; 345°— 15° 

 ( ± 4° in E. A., and ± 8° in 

 Decl.] 



From E. to W. 



Moving in a direction from 

 N. to W. 



Appearance, Remarks, <fcc. 



Like a large roman-candle ball. 

 [The same meteor's apparent 

 path and appearance at Dur- 

 ham is recorded with a sketch 

 in these Reports. Vol. for 

 1872, p. 74.] 



Its light in the West attracted 

 attention to it ; end of its 

 path concealed by trees ; no 

 train. Also observed at Writ- 

 tie, Chelmsford, see these Re- 

 ports, vol. for 1877, p. 104. 



Directed towards Saturn. 



Nucleus white and brilliant 

 when first seen, expanded 

 just before disappearance like 

 a green fire-work. 



Fell quite 

 [Radiant 

 Lyra ?] 



perpendicularly, 

 in Cepheus 



or 



End of path hidden behind a 

 mountain-top, 2 miles from, 

 and 4,000 above the observer's 

 point of view. 



Descending thus 



7 



[Probable radiant 



point near foot 



of Bootes.] 

 Travelling towards the North 



Observer or 

 Reference 



H. Southall (commu- 

 nicated by G. J 

 Symons.) 



Communicated by G. J. 



Symons. 

 Id. 



Id. 



Frank Dennett. ' Eng- 

 lish Mechanic,' vol 

 xxiii., p. 404 ; June 

 30, 1876. 



J. D. H. Ibid. p. 485, 

 July 21, 1876. 



E. Ferrieres. « Comptes 

 Rendus,' vol. lxxxiii 

 p. 459 (Aug. 14, 

 1876). 



Communicated by G.J, 

 Symons. 



M. F. Ward (com- 

 municated by G. J 

 Symons.) 



Globular nucleus. In clear, 

 bright sky, with no stars, 

 yet clearly visible. [Other 

 descriptions of this meteor 

 appeared in these Reports, 

 vol. for 1877, pp. 114-116.] 



Mrs. F. Impey (com- 

 municated by J. E. 

 Clark.) 



' Birmingham Daily 

 Post,' February 14, 

 1877. 



