Descended at an angle of about Died gradually out, and left no F. V. Jacques.
40°, from S.E. to N.W.

visible tail or sparks-perhaps
from the brightness of the
moon, which was shining with
great splendour.

Communicated by
W. F. Denning.

Left a long train for 3 seconds ... W. F. Denning.

Radiant the IIyades, or a An-Only the end of the flight ob- Id.
riga.

From west to east

served; no visible streak.

Sept. 2 9 22 p.m. Regent's Park, Large and brilliant Rather ruddy..

London.

Rapid

Several

seconds.

α= d=

From 126°+53° to 125 +46 Shot across or near

π Pegasi. From a point in the

S.E. to a little N. of E.; but a few degrees

above

the neighbouring hills of Penhall's Mine.

Came from about

Corona, its course ending about 10° below a, ẞ Ursæ Majoris.

39 52 p.m. Radcliffe Obser- About 3× 2. [Disk Blue, changing 5 seconds. [1.5 First appeared just

15', of dazzling to green. or 2 seconds.

vatory, Oxford,

[Royal Obser- brightness.]

vatory, Green

wich, &c.].

rapid.]

west of Saturn. [Passed between and ẞ, disappearing close to * Aquilæ.]

In the north-west..

In the eastern sky..

711 21 p.m. Radcliffe Obser- Brighter than Ju- Blue with red Duration 2 or Seven or eight well

vatory, Oxford,

Ipswich, Kent,

Surrey, Essex,
&c.

piter or Venus.
Disk about ap-
parent diameter
of the moon.

sparks. Blue colour of nucleus very bright.

3 seconds.
(Oxford, 6
or 7 secs.)

observed apparent positions of its course.

Length of
Path.

Direction or Radiant-point.

Appearance, Remarks, &c.

Observer or Reference.

70.

11 or 120 [19°.]

Directed from the Pointers in

Ursa Major.

From the direction of ẞ Pegasi Left a train for 3 seconds. Im- Id.

mediately afterwards another
meteor Jupiter shot down
at right angles to the path
of the former one, leaving al
streak for 1 second.

From direction of a Ursa Mi-Left a very bright train for twold.
noris.

From x Persei, a Perseïd

seconds.

Sloping downwards towards A fine meteor seen through T. Crumplen.
the northern horizon.

Descending, slightly eastward.
[Fell vertically. Radiant-
point of the projected tracks
at 311°, +52°.]

Descending, slightly inclined
from the vertical towards
the left.

clouds which obscured the
stars; the apparent path ap-
proximate. Nucleus with a
broad tapering train visible
several seconds after it on its

course.

Threw off a spark at disappear-
ance about the apparent size of
Saturn. [Ended with a flash
of excessive brightness.]

Nucleus globular; illuminated
the sky like a flash of light-
ning. Seen by many persons
at Bristol; the flash seen also
by Mr. Denning.

Long course... Radiant-point of the projected Fireball with train of scattered

tracks 347°, +15°.

sparks 10° long. Divided in
mid course into two, with flash
of blue light, accompanying
each other very closely to ex-
tinction. Detonated. Left no
streak.

J.Lucas. (See 'Nature,'
Sept. 9, 1875; Astron.
Register,' April 1876,
and Appendix I. of this
Report.)

Communicated by G. J.
Symons.
Communicated by W. F.
Denning.

The Times,' Sept. 9, Astron. Register,' Oct. 1875, &c. (See Append. I.of this Report.)

Large disk; nearly White or blu- Mean observed Twelve or fifteen

Bluish ..... 1.5 second... From to ẞ Ceti...