OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 

 the tear ending IN August, 1878 — continued. 



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Length of 

 Patli 



Direction or Radiant-point 



Traversed a [[About N. to S.] 

 large arc of 

 the sky. 



Direction of motion from N. 

 to S. Path sensibly 

 curved. 



24° 



[Probable radiant in, or 

 southward from Aquila, 

 (or ? from Cygnus)]. 



This meteor and the next 

 were from a radiant of 7 

 or 8 bright shooting stars 

 seen in 5 hours on the same 

 night, in Quadrans, at 

 225° + 52°. 



From the same radiant as the 

 last. 



Appearance, Remarks, &c. 



The nucleus appeared spherical, 

 brighter on its southern than 

 on its northern side ; died 

 out, leaving a light-streak 

 visible for a few seconds. 



Left a streak like that of a 

 rocket on its path. A slight 

 noise was heard during its 

 passage by more than one ob- 

 server. 



The nucleus threw out smaller 

 bodies, like the fire-ball of 

 Aug. 25th, on its course. Left 

 a light-streak for 1 1 minutes, 

 falling at the ends to a per- 

 fect bow-shape before disap 

 pearing. Shooting stars were 

 frequent there and the sky 

 was ver} r clear. 



Geneva Newspaper. 



Observer or 

 Reference 



V. Duram. ' Comptes 

 Rendus,' vol. lxxxv, 

 p. 577, Sept. 17th, 

 1877. 



M. F. Ward. (Com 

 municated by G. J. 

 Symons.) 



Short path ...'Directed from Polaris; ra- 

 diant (from several meteors 

 of the same and previous 

 nights), 165° + 77°, be- 

 tween the Pointers and 

 Polaris. 



First aspect like the full moon, 

 but redder ; shone out as it 

 passed Mizar with a light 

 like the sun's ; and from there 

 to near Dubbe left a light- 

 streak 1 5° long, visible at the 

 bursting-place for 1\ hour ; 

 became S shaped and drifted 

 westwards, the end-patch to 

 7) UrssB; where it was hid 

 by clouds. No explosion 

 heard. 



At its point of maximum or ex- 

 plosion, a short nebulous light 

 streak remained visible 3i 

 minutes, drifting 5° towards 

 Cassiopeia before fading out. 



A meteor = 1st mag. *, at 1 1 h 17 m 

 was also directed from this 

 point (near ij Ursae majoris) ; 

 short course, with sparks, in 

 Quadrans. 



Left a bright streak on its path, 

 2° long., visible for 15 seconds 

 in a very hazy sky. 



W. H. Wood. 



TowaldKohl. German 

 Monthly Journal, 

 'Gaea,' vol. for 

 1877, p. 793. 



W. F. Denning. 



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