i9 



Gottingen 

 Mean Time. 



Local 



Mean Time. 



[[. F. 



V. E. 



1882. 

 October, 

 d. h. m. 



A.M. 



1st 8 27 



— 8 40 



— 8 45 



— 8 57 



10 39 



53 



— 4 



1882. 

 October, 

 h. m. 



A.M. 



1 12 4 



- 12 17 



- 12 22 



- 12 34 



— 2 IG 



U 30 



45 



Faint patches in zenith and N.W. horizon 



Faint streamers in N.W. . - - - - 



Aurora disappeared except a faint broad patch about 10^ 



alt. in N.W. 

 Serpentine-shaped arch in N.W. about 10° alt, extend- 

 ing to zenith and from thence in streamers (1). 

 Disappeared ------ 



Broad diffused patch in zenith (1) - . - 



Faint arch from N.W. to zenith . - - - 



Large circular-shaped patch in zenith (1). Patch in E. - 



„ extending in a V-shape towards S.E. and in 



streamers to N. 

 Irregular-shaped arch through zenith ( • 5) 

 Faint auroral lighls through zenith - - . 



Streamers (1) 40° alt. in N.W. to 5° S.W. of zenith 

 Aurora disappeared, except a faint patch 20° .nit. in W. - 

 Streamers (1) of a greenish colour on W. horizon - 

 Streamers (1) 10° alt. W. - . - - 



Patches (1) from W. to S.E., 2° W. of zenith - 

 Aurora (1) from W. to S.E. . - - - 



,, diffused and slightly prismatic (2) 

 Irregular masses of aurora (1) in N.W., moving towards 



S.E. 

 Aurora from W. to N.E., 20° alt N.E., with vertical 



streamers (2). 

 Patches on- N.W. horizon _ - - . 



„ very faint and moving towards S.W. horizon - 

 „ disappeared except a .small patch in N.W. horizon 

 Faint irregular arch from N.W. to 25° alt. N.E. - 



„ disappeared ----- 



Auroral light in N.W. horizon - - - - 



Faint arch N.W. to N.E. - - - - 



Patches of auroral light 15° alt. N.W. - 



,, extending in irregular form towards N.E. horizon 

 Very faint arch from W. to N.E., 15° N. of zenith 

 Faint patch in N.W. horizon - - - - 



„ disappeared (clouds increasing) - - - 



Patch 5° alt N.W., moving towards S. - - - 



Faint streamers in N.W. - . - - 



Arch (1) from S.E. to N.W. 3° S.W. of zenith 



,, passing through Aquila _ . - 



Diffused masses of auioral light of a greenish colour (1) 



in N.E. horizon, drifting towards N.W. 

 Irregular-shaped arch (1) from S.E. to 50" alt. N.W., 2° 



N.W. of zenith. 



Striated arch (1) from S.E. to N.W. passing through 



zenith. 

 Aurora (1) 30° alt. from N.W. through zenith to S.E., 



and covering the whole sky ; apparently near ; motions 



rapid. 

 Auroi-a (1) 10° alt. N.W., drifting rapidly towards N.E. 



and S.W. (All tbe magnetic instruments very much 



disturbed.) 

 Streamers 20° alt.;.in S.W. . . - - 



Red glovv below the arch ------ 



Faint arch from W. to E. 



Arch (1) from S.E. to N.AV". passing through zenith; 



slightly prismatic ; green and pink colours in S.E. 

 Diffused arch (1 ) S.E. to N.W., 5° N.W. of zenith, drifting 



towards N.E. 



