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the eastward : 2° 00' E., 2° 05' E., slight motion S. W. 

 to E. : 2° 25' E., serpentine motion over the zenith : 

 brighter to the westward, 1° 30' E., 1° 40' E. : a waving 

 arch over the zenith E. to W., travelling S.W. at an 

 altitude of 45°, 2° 5' E. : motion S.W., a circular band, 

 1° 55' E. : N.W. bright, 1° 30' E., 1° 45' E. : an arch 

 from N.W. to S.W. at an angle of 40°, 1° 25' E., 

 1° 40' E.: motion westward, 1° 20' E. : 1° 12' E., 1° 50' 

 E., an arch from N. E. to the zenith, 2° 15' E., 2° 0' 

 E., 2° 20' E. : mass westerly, 2° 0' E. : the needle now 

 became very tremulous, 1° 45' E., 1° 15 E. : mass faint 

 to the W., 1° 35' E., 1° 20' E., 1° 38' E., 1° 28' E., 

 1° 42' E., 1° 25' E., 1° 35' E. : mass brightening to the 

 westward, 1° 10' E., 1° 20' E., 1° 02' E.: mass W.S.W. 

 to N., at an angle of 30°, 1° 12' E., 1° 08' E., 1° 45' E., 

 1° 20' E., 1° 35' E., 1° 10' E., 1° 28' E., 0° 58' K, 

 1° 15' E., 0° 48' E., 0° 55' E., 0° 20' E. : a small patch 

 at S. E., 0° 15' E,, 0° 05' E., 0° 15' E., 0° 05' E., 

 0° 20' E., 0° 04' W. : 0° 40' W., the sky was overcast ; 

 the little of the aurora that was discernible was very 

 faint and without motion: 0° 12' W., 0° 48' W., bands 

 at S. E. : 0° 10' W., generally diffused: 0° 05' W., 

 0° 25' W., 0° 08' W., patches S.W and S.E. : 0° 50' 

 E., 0° 28' E., this last vibration was very slow, arch 

 passing from E.S.E. to W.S.W. across the zenith : 0° 10' 

 E., where it became steady, and the aurora faded away. 



Time at beginning 16 h 52 m 20 s 



ending 16 24 00 



Interval 28 20 



Temperature of the air, + 5J°; of observatory, +17. 

 Sky, pale blue, misty ; weather, calm. I may mention 

 that the needle invariably moved easterly or westerly 

 some seconds before Mr. King could perceive any 

 change in the aurora ; and which frequently occasioned 

 me to call out, "I'm sure there must be something 



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