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RECORD OF A REMARKABLE SHOOTING STAR, APRIL 2ND, 1892. 
BY R. REYNOLDS, F.LC. 
On the evening of April 2, 1892, at 7.30, when passing through 
my garden at Cliff Road, Leeds, my attention was arrested by a 
meteor of extraordinary size and brilliancy. I made a note of the 
particulars, and forwarded them, with some monthly returns of meteo- 
rology to the Editors of " The Natural History Journal," York. 
The direction of the meteor was from N.E. to N. Its eleva- 
tion appeared to be from 60° to 30°, the angle of its fall being 45°. 
The impression left upon my mind was that the colour was pale green, 
and the form pear-shaped, the last view of its extremity giving a 
brilliant red colour. I estimated its duration at from two to three 
seconds. 
The Editors of the " Natural History Journal" received indepen- 
dent reports of the same meteor from Mr. T. W. Backhouse, F.R. A.S., 
Sunderland, and Miss H. S. Lean, Wigton ; and placed the whole of 
the evidence in the hands of Mr David Booth, of Leeds, who has 
published in their issue of November 15 the following report, which 
the Editors kindly permit me to reproduce. The distance between 
the stations of observation seems to confer a special interest on the 
case. 
" A spectacle of a somewhat extraordinary character presented 
itself to many individuals residing in various parts of the North of 
England, at 7h. 29m. G. M. T., on April 2nd of the present year. A 
shooting star of unusual dimensions, and great brilliancy, was observed 
to travel across a portion of the heavens, whilst the twilight was yet 
sufficiently strong to overpower the light of all except the brightest 
stars. The meteor had a long train of light following, and in close 
proximity to the head, the whole moving rather slowly downwards to 
its fall towards the earth. 
From the observations which have been collected and discussed 
for the purpose of computation, T. W. Backhouse, F.R.A.S., Sunder- 
land, and H. S. Lean, Wigton, " May N. H. J." appear to have been 
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