No. III.] LIEUTENANT HOOD ON THE AURORA. 591 



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9th. At midnight, three arches passed to the southward. Some quick 

 flashes ; faint colours, violet and green, situated as before. 



10th. At 9h. p. m., an arch seen through the clouds. 



11th. At lOh. p. m., a bright arch W.N.W. and E.B.S., emanating from 

 a large body of Aurora in the N.W. quarter. The arch separated into 

 portions of several beams each, which broke away and passed to the S.E. in 

 succession, with great rapidity. 



March 12th. At lOh. p. m„ a double arch shaped like a sling, with the bend 

 N.W. and the ends S.E. ; faint. 



13th. At 9h. p. m., an arch across the zenith; extremities N.W. and 

 S.E.b.S., centre S.W. - A wreath from N.W. towards E.S.E., but broken at 

 the height of 70° S.W.b. S., was seen distinctly to pass between a stratum 

 of white clouds and the earth. The upper border of these clouds was 80° 

 high. 



15th. At llh. p. m., a faint irregular arch, N.N.W. and E.S.E., centre in the 

 zenith. 



17th. At midnight, an arched Aurora N.W. and S.E. ; faint. 



18th. At llh. p. m., an Aurora similar to that of the 17th. 



19th. At llh. p. m., a broken arch from N.b.W. to S.W.b.W., 10' 



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high. 



20th. At 9h. p. m., three faint arches N.W. and S-E. extremities close 



together, centres S.W. 

 21st. At midnight, many wreaths from N.W. to S.E., bright, but no colours ; 



general motion from S.E. to N.W. 



22nd. Two arches passed to the southward, before lOh. p. m., when 

 another appeared, much broken, from N.W. b. N. to E.S.E. 



23rd. At lOh. p. m., cloudy ; three arches from N.W.b. N. to S.E. b. S- 

 b ey ond clouds . 



24th. At lOh. p. m., two arches N.W. and S.E., faint; slight motion. 



25th. At midnight, three arches similar to those of last night. 



26th At midnight, an arch N.W. b. W. and S.E. b. S. ; very faint at each 

 extremity ; beams distinguishable in the middle. 



27th. At 9h. p. m., arch seen faintly N.N.E. and S.S.W. 



28th. At 8h. p. m., an arch passed the zenith gradually to the south- 

 ward. 



