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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.

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.

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

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

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

0000-0400 Observed a number of meteors

0000-0400 Observed several meteors

0200 Observed a lunar rainbow

0000-0400 Observed several meteors near the Zenith

0000-0400 Observed bright meteor to the Nd

0000-0400 Observed several meteors in Western heavens

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

2000-2400 Observed a comet in Constellation Ursa Minor

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

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

0130 A brilliant comet came above horizon

1100 A very bright star visible at 11am

0430 Observed a very brilliant meteor in the southern sky

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

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

2000-2400 Halo around the moon

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

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