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LAST Tuesday evening, July 25, at three minutes past 10 P.M., a magnificent meteor was observed here. Its first appearance was hidden from me by a tree, but the rest of its long course was open to view. It travelled straight from S. to N. between the directions S.S.W. and W. Its apparent size was that of Jupiter. When first seen it was of a brilliant violet colour. This changed to bright green and red, and towards the end it was, I think, green in front, red behind, and where a number of globules which broke off seemed to follow it. The body of the meteor was pear-shaped. No luminous train was left after its disappearance. The motion was much slower than that of common aerolites, and probably the phenomenon lasted about two seconds. It would be interesting to know what was seen of it in the West of England and in Ireland.
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RUSSELL, F. A Brilliant Meteor. Nature 14, 289 (1876). https://doi.org/10.1038/014289a0
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