160 BULLETIN OF THK 



APPENDIX No, Y. 



CLASSIFIED RESUME 



Of the particular observers' remarks as to the meteors' apparent 

 size and shape, its brightness relative to the full moon, the 

 color of the body or forward portion, aud that of the tail, or 

 following part. 



The numbers attached to these remarks respectively refer to 

 the several individual abstracts of this Appendix (No. II), be- 

 ginning on page 144. 



Apparent size and shape : 



STATION NO. 



Equal to full moon (7, 11, 32) 



Two-thirds diameter of full moon (40, 46) 



Head half diameter of " (13) 



" one-fourth diameter of full moon (17, 45) 



" one-sixth " " " and of 



elongated form (20) 



" three times size of planet Venus (106) 



Wedge-shaped, with pale violet point (22) 



Pear-shaped (39) 



Base 45', moving forward) ,^n. 



Length 15' ) 



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Base 80' | .^.. 



Length 90' i ^^^ 



Base 15' | ^c)c\\ 



Length 90' j ^^^ 



Brightness relative to full moon : 



Brightness greater than that of full moon (1, 6, 14, 15, 11, 37, 45) 



equal to full moon (7,18,46) 



" not quite equal to full moon (39) 



" three times that of " (43) 



Color : 



Body : white (1,2 as red hot iron, 3 like Sun, 27, 43) 



" light white, with reddish glow (18) 



" clear white, with rays of colors (26) 



" white, or soft silvery, with a bluish tint (14, 15) 



" brilliant white, tail bluish (39) 



General color : white and blue (45) 



Body : yellow, apex dull (23) 



" yellower than moonlight (28) 



" predominant color red (or crimson) (6 crimson, 7 red) 



" bi'ight red and yellow (17) 



Round red head, with diverging or Bash- 

 ing rays from it, of a white color (31) 



