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S'* 40"*. — A mock-moon of a pale silvery hue shone out of the 

 lunar halo on the N.E. side, being on the horizontal level of the 

 moon. A flame of aurora crossed (through the broad flame) from 

 the pole star through Perseus. 



gh 45m — Another stream of light extended through Ursa Major 

 and Ursa Minor to Draco. At this time the flame from the polar 

 star to Perseus was very vivid. During the whole of this display, 

 the horizon from N.E. round by N. to N. W. appeared one continual 

 flame, not glaring upwards, but along the horizon: therefore the 

 chief portion of light was reflected from below. Paraselena still 

 visible. 



8^ SO"".— The mock-moon disappeared. The lunar halo remained 

 all night. 



9I1 0™.— The aurora borealis, comparatively speaking, vanished, 

 but yet there was a slight glimmering now and then which would 

 hardly have been noticed had not the phaenomenon been perceived 

 before. 



llh 0". — The stars shone through a haze, which gave them the 

 appearance of being surrounded by burrs. 



October 21st. — Few cumuli and cirri; fine a.m., dull p.m. ; rainy 

 night. Barometer, max. 29*572; min. 29*241, rising. Thermo- 

 meter, max. 55° ; min. 39° : 9 a.m. 47° ; 9 p.m. 46^°. Hygrometer, 

 9 a.m. 40°; 9 p.m. 40°. Wind S.E. Mean force of wind 2; mean 

 amount of cloud 7. 



Parhelia, 8fC. 



11 a.m. — A highly prismatic halo, C C, of 45° in diameter sur- 

 rounded the sun ; the clouds around were thin cirri ; those on the 

 horizon cumuli. 



1 1** 30°* a.m. — An inverted arc of an iris, D D, resting on the sum- 



NE 



S E I .A. «k bSb I NW 



Sorizon 



SW 



jnit of the halo C C appeared. Had the iris D D been a perfect 

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