Natural Phenomena

[Randi]

[Michael]

[Michael]

09 December 1865
Charleston, South Carolina

At 9:20, the sky, (at that time covered with thick clouds & having every appearance of rain), suddenly became illuminated with an intense light which shone brilliantly during 3 seconds so that objects on the horizon could be discerned as distinctly as at noonday. Three minutes after, a very heavy report was heard which seemed to be going from West to East. Suppose it to be the falling of some meteoric substance.

[Michael]

30 March 1866
Charleston, South Carolina

At 10:30 PM observed a total eclipse of the moon. The eclipse commenced at 9:20, covered the whole disc of the moon at 10:30 and terminated at 1:30 A.M.

[Michael]

27 January 1869
Port au Prince, Haiti

An Eclipse of the moon was observed from about 8:30 to 10 P.M.

[joke_slayer]

11 August 1876 at Yokohama during the 2000-2400 watch:

Several very brilliant meteors during first two hours moving in SWly direction

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[joke_slayer]

Just left Nagasaki bound for Hong Kong 13 December 1876

0000-0400 Observed a great many meteors first three hours. Water very phosporescent

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[joke_slayer]

Lackawanna, 1 Dec 1878 Anchored off Mazatlan

0000-0400 Observed a number of meteors

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[joke_slayer]

Lackawanna, 31 May 1879

Close to 11S 130W (middle of nowhere, South Pacific)

0000-0400 Observed several meteors

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The following day

0200 Observed a lunar rainbow

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[joke_slayer]

25 October 1879 Lackawanna, Approaching Gilbert Islands (near 1 21S, 174 54E)

0000-0400 Observed several meteors near the Zenith

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6 November, near 15N 178E

0000-0400 Observed bright meteor to the Nd

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[joke_slayer]

Lackawanna, 12 October 1880, between Arica and Mollendo (Peru)

0000-0400 Observed several meteors in Western heavens

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[joke_slayer]

Lackawanna, 11 June 1881, Tahiti

Observed a total Eclipse of the Moon. Total Eclipse commenced at 2010 Moon left shadow at 2333

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[Michael]

[joke_slayer]

24 July 1881, Lackawanna, enroute between Apia and Honolulu (Noon position: 12 39N, 158 46W)

2000-2400 Observed a comet in Constellation Ursa Minor

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[joke_slayer]

16 July 1882, Lackawanna, Callao

2030 Saw a beautiful meteor in the Western horizon moving from E to W moving through an arc of about 5 degrees and which at an angle of about 30 degrees first before dissappearing with the distant report of a rocket

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29 September 1882, Lackawanna, Iquique, Peru

0400-0800 A bright Comet visible in the East at Sunrise

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17 October 1882, Lackawanna, Talcahuano

0130 A brilliant comet came above horizon

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20 October 1882, Lackawanna, Talcahuano

1100 A very bright star visible at 11am

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[pommystuart]

3rd March 1870 Yantic. Location at noon 33 57n, 73 24E
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At 2150 Saw a very brilliant meteor bearing SE about 25° above horizon, lasted about 3 seconds

[pommystuart]

Yantic. 20th April 1870 Diego Perez Bay, Cuba

Observed a double Parhelia around the sun.

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[pommystuart]

Yantic 4th May 1870
Kingston, Jamaica

00-04 watch.
Observed a number of shooting stars.

[joke_slayer]

18 January 1883, Lackawanna, Approaching Honolulu

0430 Observed a very brilliant meteor in the southern sky

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15 April 1883, Lackawanna, noon position 11 18S, 148 36W

0100 A brilliant meteor shot across the heavens from the Sd+Ed leaving a luminous train visible for several minutes

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16 April 1883, Lackawanna, noon position 12 37S, 148 48W

0230 saw a large and brilliant meteor passing from South to North at an altitude of 40 above the horizon

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16 April 1883, Lackawanna, noon position 14 24S, 148 59W

2000-2400 Halo around the moon

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16 October 1883, Lackawanna, Valparaiso, Chile

0000-0400 Bright moonlight first part of watch with a partial eclipse

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30 October 1883, Lackawanna, Valparaiso, Chile

2000-2400 Saw brilliant meteor in NW at end of watch

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[Michael]