Observations, October 29 — November 3. 1843. 
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18. Sky nearly covered with thin clouds and haze. 
20. Loose cirro-cumuli, woolly cirri, and cirrous haze. 
22. Dense cirro-stratus ; patch of scud to SE. ; patch of sky ; light mist. 
0. Homogeneous cirrous mass. 
2. Id. ; light rain. 
4. Id. ; id. 
6. Scud -i— homogeneous mass of clouds ; light rain. 
8. Light rain. 
10. Continuous rain. 
18. Clouds to SE. 
20. Cirri and cirro-strati on E. horizon. A large flock of wild geese seen. 
22. Id. 
0. Id. 
2. Loose cumuli to N. and W. : diffuse cirri. [E. horizon. 
4. Loose cumuli to S., lately covering the sky : light cirri, moving quickly -i- cirrous haze and cirro-strati on 
6. Woolly and diffuse cirri -t— cirrous haze, on horizon. 
8. Cirro-strati to SE. 
10. Large woolly cirro-cumuli : diffuse cirri, becoming haze. 
18. Scud to E. 
20. Cirrous scud, moving very slowly -t— patches of cirro-stratus. 
22. Loose cirro-cumulous cumuli : varieties of cirri, becoming haze to N. and E. 
0. Cirro-cumulous scud : woolly, linear, flame, and diffuse cirri. 
2. Id. : id. 
4. Loose cumuli : reticulated and linear cirri. 
6. Linear and diffuse cirri ; loose cumuli round the horizon. 
8. Large woolly cirro-cumuli -t— patches of cirri. 
10. Id. 
18. Quite overcast ; a streak of light to E. 
20. Cirro-cumulo-strati -i— cirro-strati to E. 
22. Thin smoky scud : cirro-cumulo-strati. 
0. Woolly cirro-cumuli -i— cumuli on N. horizon ; dark and hazy, with scud to E. 
2. Scud. 
4. Two strata of scud cumuli on E. horizon ; haze on horizon. 
6. Scud ; slight fog. 
8. Scud and loose woolly cirro-cumuli. 
10. Patches of scud and cirro-strati on horizon. 
18. Clouds on E. horizon. I8 h 28 m . A meteor was seen moving from about 30" to the S. of the zenith towards E. by S., it disappeared at an alti- 
tude of about 10° above the SE. point of the horizon, learing a narrow train of sparks ; it was of a bright white colour, apparently about 10' 
to 15' in diameter (about the size of a cricket-ball) : only about 30° of its course was seen. 
20. Loose scud : cirro-cumuli and cirro-strati to E. 
22. Thin scud : dense semifluid- like cirro-stratus over the sky. 
0. Id. : id. See note below. 
2. Scud : large woolly cirro-cumuli -i— cirro-strati to E. 
4. Woolly, mottled, and dense diffuse cirri •+— cirro-strati on horizon all round ; dark cirro-strati on E. horizon. 
6. Loose cirro-cumuli -i— diffuse cirri to W. ; cirro- strati round horizon ; slight fog on the ground. 
8. Scud. 
10. Sheets of cirrous haze or thin cirro-strati ; lunar corona and portion of a halo. 
18. Scud; dark to NW. 
20. Loose scud : large woolly cirro-cumuli and woolly cirri. 
22. Id. -i— cirro-strati and cirrous haze to E. 
Nov. 3 d 0 h 40 m . Quite calm. A sound heard to E., gradually increasing in intensity, and then gradually subsiding, like a strong 
wind blowing through a mass of leafless trees. At 52 m Kelso town clock (4 miles distant) was heard very distinctly to strike 12 o'clock. 
