from Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, 1849

(page 216)

Dr. G. Buist—A meteor about the size of Venus at her brightest was seen from the Agricultural Society's Gardens at 6:35 p.m., on the 10th April. It was unusually low—about 15° above the horizon, and seemed close at hand, not half a mile off. It swept along leisurely from nearly N. to S.; was white and lambent, and did not encrease sensibly in size as it proceeded. After traversing about 10° it threw out a long train of red sparks, and at about 10° vanished at once. Its progress was slow, and its path seemed undulating. I have never before seen a meteor so low, so near, or so unsteady in its movements.