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BRIGHT METEOR OF JULY 13.—Several correspondents send particulars of a brilliant meteor observed over a wide area last Sunday evening, July 13, about 10.30. According to charts sent by Prof. F. J. Allen from Cambridge, and Mr. A. Macræ from Crouch End, the meteor, which was probably sporadic, first appeared at an altitude of about 40°, and travelling in a N.E.—S. W. direction crossed a line joining Jupiter and Markab at right angles, at about 25° from the former. The meteor travelled very quickly and was intensely bright. Prof. Allen says:—“It illuminated the landscape like a considerable flash of lightning, though the moon shone and incandescent lights were near.” Its colour is given as “violet-white.” Mr. C. Waterer, of Margate, also remarks:—“It lighted up the whole landscape in a remarkable manner, and seemed to glow with a peculiarly steady light.” Mr. C. G. Osborne, who saw the meteor at Godalming, says that the light was so brilliant that people in a large hall thought a flash of lightning had occurred.
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Our Astronomical Column . Nature 66, 281–282 (1902). https://doi.org/10.1038/066281a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/066281a0