408 
REPORT—1854 
Date. 
Hour. 
Appearance and 
magnitude. 
Brightness 
and colour. 
Train or sparks. 
Velocity dr 
duration. 
1854. 
Mar. 4 
h m 
9 5 . 
Small . 
Many sparks 
- 
Slowly. . 
30 
9 3 . 
Apr. 1 
10 0 . 
Slowly ••••••.mmJ j 
0*2* . J I 
10 
8 12 . 
14 
8 43 20.. 
0-3* . J 
19 
12 3 . 
0*2* i 
20 
8 0 . 
Blue . 
Slow. A 
Aug. 30 
8 30 . 
White 
Verv slow -A 
8 30 . 
Very slow ..A j 
Sept. 13 
8 20 . 
=3rd mag.* 
Very rapid »— 
10 50 . 
Rapid. A 
Rapid .. 
.J 
Rapid."• | 
17 
9 22 . 
9 31 .... i 
— iUd mag.* 
= 6th mag.* . . 
White. 
10 28 . 
= 1st mag. 
Yellow.......... 
Rapid . A 
10 3G . 
Rap'd . 
12 47 ... 
Colourless ... 
Rapid . 
12 48 ... 
Rapid . | 
2 49 . 
= 1st mao-.* 
Very r*P‘ a 
' 
1853. 
Oct. 28 
1854. 
April 1 
h m s 
3 57 p.m, 
10 5 p.m. 
Same even¬ 
ing. 
Lfl rge, £ diameter of Very bright 
moon. 
Bright meteor 
Several smaller me¬ 
teors, replaced by 
the formation of a 
white cloud. 
Train with prismatic tints, 
2° broad and 5 h)flg- 
At first full red, 
changed to 
blue, in¬ 
creased in 
brightness, 
& vanished. 
MisceBaflC 00 ’ 
Leaving a strong streak of ^ or 
light for a second after 
disappearance. 
