324 Extra Meteorological Observations, September 26 — November 14, 1844. 



ADDITIONAL METEOROLOGICAL NOTES. 



1844. 



d. h. m. s. 

 Sept. 26 15. The bands to E. and W. more broken than before, the central one, now completely on the 



meridian, seeming to form about 10° to the W. of it, and to dissolve about 10° to the E. 

 of it. 

 16. The central band has now disappeared, those to the E. and W. still remain. 



When first observed, the moon was to the E. of the meridian, and the central band, which 

 lay in a southerly and northerly direction, seemed moving with considerable rapidity from 

 W. to E., but never progressed, retaining almost exactly the same form and position ; 

 at last the moon attained the band, and passed behind it, a fine lunar corona being 

 produced by the cloud. Ultimately the moon passed to the W. of the cloud, the band 

 having moved perhaps 15° more easterly in the course of three hours, and seeming during 

 the whole period to flow from W. to E. 

 Oct. 3 8 57 30. A meteor as bright as a star of the first magnitude moved from S., altitude 20° towards 



S.£W. 

 Oct. 7 10 56. A meteor started from 1° below /3 Tauri, moving parallel to it and a Tauri through 



about 25° ; the meteor left a train of sparks. Two or three meteors were seen after- 

 wards, one of them moving across the zenith due W. ll h 35 m . A meteor moved from 

 below /3 Tauri towards a point between Aldebaran and Betelgeux. 

 Nov. 7 10 50. A bright meteor moved from about 4° E. of Jupiter towards the S by W. 



Nov. 12 11 4 — 14. Meteors looked for but none seen ; sky partially covered with clouds. 

 Nov. 13 7 10 — 20. Meteors looked for in the varying portions of sky but none seen. 



10 6. A meteor to W by N. moved vertically downwards from altitude 45° to 35° ; the sky was 



watched from 5 m till 15 m but no other meteors were seen. 



12 5 — 20. Sky clouded 8 - ; meteors looked for but none seen ; shower at 20 m . 



13 5. A meteor to SW., altitude 30°, moving towards SW. 



13 11. A meteor between Taurus and Orion moving towards SSE. 



13 14 40. A meteor moving through Cygnus towards NW. 



13 27- A meteor to N., altitude 20°, moving westward nearly horizontally. 



13 33. SE., 25°, towards WSW. 



13 34. from 4° W. of P Ursae Majoris, moving towards N by E. 



13 36 20. to NNW., altitude 35°, moving towards NNW ; clouds to W. 



13 39. S., 25°, SE. 



13 40. ENE., 15°, NE. ; sky clouded 8-0 ; sky to NE. 



14 8. Pretty clear to N. 



14 13 25. A meteor to ENE., altitude 45°, moving towards ENE. 



14 15 20. K, 35°, NbyE; magnitude 2. 



14 30. between Aldebaran and a Orionis, moving towards W by S. ; cloudy to N. and 



round the horizon. 

 14 36. A meteor passed through Orion towards the SE. ; clear to S. 42 m . Clouds coming on. 



17 5. Sky clouded 6-0, chiefly to W. ; clear to NE. 15— 30 m . Most of the sky clear. 



17 12. A meteor to NE., altitude 30°, moving towards NE. 



19. NNW. 



22. NE., altitude 40°, moving towards ENE. 



25. NNW., 20°, NW. 



27. NW., 30°, NNW. 



17 35. Sky becoming overcast. 



Nov. 14 9 34. A meteor passed from 1° N. of a Andromeda to 1° S. of ft Pegasi ; magnitude 1*2 



42. 3° W. of a Draconis towards the head of Draco. 



46. to ESE., altitude 15°, moving towards SE. ; faint. 



56. from 3° S. of « Andromedse towards SW. 



Most of the meteors seen were of about the third magnitude. 

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