Worthing, England — 3 August 1818
Motionless light in the sky
- Mr. Thomas Young saw “a very bright meteor” near Cassiopeia at 11:15 P.M. This object started from a point 19 degrees from the pole at 65 degrees in right ascension. It moved to 17 degrees from the pole and 80 degrees in right ascension and remained motionless for a full minute.
Source: Thomas Young, “Observations d’un meteore lumineux.” Annales de Chimie et de Case: W347