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REPORT 1878. 



A List op Fireballs seen during and before 



Date 



1877, 

 Apr. 20 



May 21 



Hour 



Approx. 



G.M.T., or 



(Lcl.Time) 



Place of 

 Observation 



h m 

 About 

 9 p.m. 



About 

 6 p.m. 



May 30 

 Jun. 16 



July24 



30 

 Aug. 11 



17 



11 26 p.m 



9 30 p.m. 



Newcastle, 

 Wicklow, 

 Ireland. 



Fianarantsoa, 

 Madagascar. 



Apparent Size 



Brilliant meteor, 



Large fireball ; de- 

 tonating. 



Wfittle, near 

 Chelmsford, 

 Essex. 



Birmingham . 



9* 15 p.m. Bridport, Dor 

 setshire. 



9 p.m. 

 1 a.m. 



8 13 p.m. 



17 



31 



Sept. 7 



8 14 p.m. 



Pontresina, En 



gadine. 

 Writtle, near 



Chelmsford, 



Essex. 



Putney, London 



Colour 



Colchester, 

 Essex. 



7 45 a.m.|Ballinasloe, 

 Ireland. 



Small at first ; at 

 last = If. . 



= V 



= */• 



= Sirius 



As bright as the 

 moon in its first 

 quarter. 



Fiery red en 

 circled by 

 blue ; halo 

 and tail 

 comet -like 



Orange ; then 

 bluish 

 white. 



Reddish ; 

 then white, 



Red., 



Yellow 



Duration 



Only a few 

 seconds. 



Position or 

 Apparent Path 



Rather slow 

 2 seconds. 



3*0 seconds. 



2£ seconds. 



Slow speed. 



Greenish 1 second 



(About, 10 

 5 p.m.) 



Bloomington, 

 Indiana, U.S 



A.bout half the ap- 

 parent diameter 

 of the moon. 



A very brilliant 



meteor. 

 Large meteor 



Bluish green, 



Very pale, or 

 white ; red 

 sparks ... 



About 2 or 3 

 seconds. 



Passed from N.W. 

 to S.E. 



Passed overhead. 

 [The day had 

 been peculiar, 

 and the morn- 

 ing at Fia- 

 narantsoa so 

 alarmingly dark 

 that the market 

 place was de- 

 serted.] 



From 335° + 47£° 

 to 319° + 36°; 

 observation 

 very accurate. 



From o Leonis to 

 a Cancri. 



From 20° N. of E., 



alt. 30°, to alt. 



10°, due E. 

 From 245°+ 4 C 



to 228°- 3° 

 From 80° + 45° 



to 75° + 32° 



From near fi to 

 near a Piscium 

 from 344° +2° 

 to 357J° +6°, 

 as the best ap 

 proximate po 

 sition. 



Shot across the 

 S.E. heavens. 



In the West 



Seen for a 

 second or 

 more. 



Remained almost 

 stationary 

 where it ap 

 peared (in Vul 

 pecula) at about 

 295°+ 15°. 



