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Date. Hour. 
1853. | h m ine 
Oct. 31) 8 20 
Nov. 1) 8 30 
8 40 
50 
25 
12 
12 
25 
14 
1857. 
Sept. 1611 3 
i 3) 2 
29/10 14 30 
8/In the even- 
ing. 
Oct. 
| 
REPORT—1858. 
Appearance and 
Magnitude. 
Small, 3rd mag. ...... 
2nd size, of 1st mag.* 
Similar 
Sete ee eee eereeeaee 
3 times size of 2 
[st Mag.* ore .creceess 
= 2nd mag.* 
eee teens 
=2nd mag.* 
=6 times }. From 
the moment it be- 
came visible it in- 
creased rapidly in 
size until it was=6 
times diameter o: 
%, disappearing 
suddenly whenatits 
maximum bright- 
ness. 
eee t eee ee taee Peon er eeeeee 
Older Observations by E, J. Lowe, Esq. 
Brightness 
and Colour. 
Colourless 
Yellow 
eeeeeenee 
feta nsees 
Blue,increased 
in brilliancy. 
Blue 
see ee eee 
seaeeneee 
..| More orangein 
colour than 
aeeeeecee 
Intense blue, 
very bright. 
Vf 
: Velocity or ¥ 
Train or Sparks. Duration. a 
Streamers: «.s.sc.sssapaseeus .|Rapid ..... ove 
Long train ............ eee.s./Slow, duration qv 
sec, i 
NTYAIN) 5. csuraeseo ass ses ssened Rapid ...... cece 
Broke into separate balls../Duration 2 secs. 
WALT Sy ss.< shes ces aes centae Duration 1 sec. 
TD ARN Se ath sGnceuene st scauacen hee Medium pace .. 
Hig US a RS AS en aes Medium pace ., 
au oRCenesiger scapes Duration 0°5 se 
Without streak, but broke|Duration 14 
into two balls and dis-| slow. 
appeared. 
Oe P eS eUUECTOOOCOOSCOTOCOeTOere TT) 
Observations of Luminous Meteors, 
Streak \...-ssecvectentssrpcwnae Slow, duration 
sec. 
Streak. ..cccscvnccnestene .eeeee/SlOW, duration 0 
sec. 
No streak left after the/Duration 1}§ se 
meteor had vanished.) moved over 11} 
No noise heard. of sky. 
2nd &3rdmag. 
