Mr. Ausert’s Account of two Meteors. 115 
horizon, when it fpread into a broader train, and growing of a 
lighter colour, it terminated by refolving itfelf into a beautiful 
oblong body of the brighteft fire, like ele€hiical fire tinged 
blue, almoft as large as the moon ; it illuminated the, {treet 
and houfes much more than any lightning I have feen ; thofe 
who had not a direct view of it, took it for a long flafh of 
lightning. Ithink its whole courfe did not exceed 25°, nor 
the time of its appearance two or three feconds. It extinguifh- 
ed quickly, and left behind it, in its path, a train of very dull 
reddifh fire, which continued vilible to my naked eye above 
-one minute and a half. The time of night was forty-three mi- 
nutes paft fix; it was a fine ftar-light evening, warmer than 
the preceding ones; the moon beyond the firft quarter, and 
very bright; yet her light was not to be compared to the much 
‘greater light of the meteor. 
I do not recollect hearing any noife or report, either during 
or after the appearance of thefe meteors. ; 
London, : : 
eG. ries: ALEXANDER AUBERT. 
Since I wrote the above account, I have reafon to think I have 
_eftimated the altitude of the laft meteor rather too low; fome 
of my friends in London, who. had, at the time of its appear- 
ance, avery good object of comparifon for its altitude, make 
at nearer 30 than 20 degrees. 
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