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Fort Rae. 



X = - 115° 43' 50" = - 7h. 42m. 55s. 



Gottingen Mean Time. 



October 15, 1882. 



Auroral Observations. 



Patches in zenitb visible between clouds. 



Masses of aurora in zeuith and about 5° S. of zenith. Sky cloudy. 



Patches visible through clouds in S.E. horizon. 



Bright aurora (2) from S.W. to N.W. horizon, partly visible between clouds. 



Bright patch in S.W. aboxit 50^ alt. 



