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REPORT — 1859. 



Date. 



1859. 

 Aus. 10 



Aug. 11 



Aug. 11 



Aug. 11 



Aug. 29 



Aug. 29 



Aug. 29 



Hour. 



h m s 



1 29 a.m 



1 32 a.m 



10&12p.m 



2 50 a.m 



3 15 10 



3 15 20 



Appearauce and 

 Magnitude. 



Brightness 

 and Colour. 



Train or Sparks. 



Velocity 

 or Duration. 



After 1 1 p.m. nearly cloudless. Very many meteors, especially between midnight and 

 hour, and, as only a fourth part of the heavens was watched, this multiplied by 

 were of the second magnitude, but, as the moon did not set till half past 1, pro- 

 her light. These meteors, with two or three solitary exceptions, could all be 

 between a. and (3 Persei. Several marked features were observed. Those me- 

 rnoved more rapidly and over a larger space than those nearer to this point, 

 moved over a few minutes of space, and one meteor which I was fortunate enough 

 creased in size, and disappeared, without moving. Most of the meteors were 

 gering streaks. The numbers increased up to 3 a.m.. 

 If. Blue Train Rapid streaks 



Increasedfrom a point Bluish, 

 to that of a 1st 

 mag.*, and againj 

 decreased to a 

 point. 



= lst mag.* Orange 



2nd mag.* . 



3rd mag.*. 



Blood red. 



Colourless.... 



There were brief streaks 

 shot out from it. 



Streak. 



Streaks widened , 



Streaks. 



Duration 0\5 sec. 



Rapid. 



Rapid. 



Rapid. 



Observations of Luminous Meteors 



1858. 

 Mar. 23 



May 5 



Sept. 12 



Oct. 1 

 Oct. 5 



Oct. 9 



1859. 



Jan. 2 



Mar. 18 



Local mean 



solar time. 



11 44 46 



2 39£ a.m, 



During the 

 night. 



7 54 p.m. 



53 26 



6 33 23 

 10 11p.m. 



1 23Ja.m. 



April 6 During the 

 night. 



Much brighter than 

 Capella. 



Brighter than 3 . 



A number of meteors' 

 chiefly in or near 

 the Milky Way. 



Bright. 



A great number of, 



meteors. 

 Magnificent meteor, 



Great number in all 

 parts. 



Golden hoe.... 



Disappeared iustantlywith- 

 out diminution of bright- 

 ness. 



Some left trains 



Left a few sparks. 



More than 5 sees., 

 perhaps 7 or 8 

 sees. 



About 1 per minute. 



Disappearance not 

 noted. 



