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A MAGNIFICENT purple meteor was observed here on November 15, at 5h. 54m. p.m. G.M.T., by the Rev. A. Corti and one of the assistants of the Observatory. When first seen below β Aurigæ it was not very bright, but as it was passing through the constellation Lynx its brilliancy increased until it outshone Jupiter. Its shape was at first round, but, when it had passed near π Ursæ, it burst into three pieces between γ and χ Ursæ, the largest of the three pieces being closely followed by the other two, which were as bright as first-magnitude stars. They all disappeared near η Ursæ, the total arc described being more than 70°. The meteor was visible for seven seconds, and left a long train, which soon disappeared. The velocity of the meteor decreased gradually as it approached its bursting point.
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PERRY, S. Meteor. Nature 25, 78 (1881). https://doi.org/10.1038/025078c0
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