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ON September 14 at about a quarter to four in the afternoon, a meteor was seen by a number of observers in the south and east of England. Perhaps the most accurate report is that given by Mr. Cullen, of the staff of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, who went out into the courtyard to read the thermometers after observing the transit of Arcturus, the afternoon being a very clear one with a bright blue sky and sunshine. Mr. Cullen's attention was attracted by a bright object rocket-like in appearance, leaving a trail and having a very bright nucleus. The object descended at an angle of about 40° to the horizon: it was seen over an arc of from 15° to 20°, and lasted two or three seconds. The meteor disappeared as if exploding into two bright objects, but no noise was heard. The approximate position of disappearance was R.A. 19 hr. 0 min., Dec. 0°. While Mr. Cullen considers this position rough, there can be no doubt whatever about the observer's longitude and his latitude is tolerably well known. The approximate sidereal time of the phenomenon was 14h. 17m. 5s. The area over which the object was seen seems to have extended to Cromer in the north, the Isle of Wight in the south, and Weston-super-Mare and Kent on the west and east respectively
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Daylight Meteor. Nature 134, 451 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/134451b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/134451b0