266 



Gottingcu 

 Mean Time. 



Local 

 Mean Time. 



1882. 

 November, 

 h. m. 



A.M. 



13th 2 35 



8 28 



— 2 28 



14tli 1 43 



2 23 



3 18 



3 28 



1882. 

 November, 

 d. h. m. 



P.M. 



6 12 



12 



10 

 11 



11 



5 



A.M. 



13 12 



— 30 



— 40 



— 50 



— 55 



— 5 15 



— 5 17 



— 5 50 



— 65 



Bright (2) prismatic vertical streamers in S.E., extending 

 in an arch to S.W., where cui-ved and prismatic. 

 Streamers in zenith slightly prismatic (2), in rapid 

 motion, and quivering. 



Faint iiTegular masses of auroral light from E. horizon 

 through zenith towards N.W. 



„ seen only throush the clouds in zenith and half- 

 way between N.E. horizon and zenith. 



Faint auroral lights, between clouds, S. of zenith and 

 a streak through Cassiopeia. 



Aurora visible between clouds, 5° alt. in N.W. 



Patches of aurora in S.W., SO"" alt., drifting towards S. 

 Sky nearly ovei'cast. 



Diffused mass of aurora on horizon in W.N.W., prismatic 

 (2), from which many streamers were flowing, of a 

 greenish colour, and drifting towards S.E. horizon, 

 about 20' S.W. of zenith. 



Masses of aurora (2) from N.W. horizon, visible only at 

 intervals. Sky overcast. (Much magnetic disturbance, 

 especially the horizontal and vertical forces.) 



Auroral line (1) on horizon, from N.N.W. to S.W. 

 Sky overcast. (Magnetic disturbance as before.) 



Faint patch of auroral light ( • 5) in S., 25' alt. - 



Bright diffused light (1) from S.E. horizon to zenith. 



Faint arch on horizon S. to S.W. 

 The whole of the sky from S.E. to S.W. covered with 



aurora (2) from horizon to 30° alt. Faint (1) streamers 



in E. Patch of auroral light (1) in N. horizon. 



(Much magnetic disturbance.) 

 Bright (3) streamers from S.W. to zenith, where 



prismatic, and extending in a circular shape and in 



rapid quivering motion to E. horizon. 

 Aurora disappeared except a few faint lights in S.E. 



Faint arch on horizon (1) from S.E. to S.W. Streamers 



from arch to zenith about 10° distant to extent of 



arch. 

 Arch (2) from S.E. to S.W. on horizon. Irregular arch 



(1) from E.S.E. through zenith to W.N.W. Faint 



streak of auroral light 10° alt. E. 



to 



Faint arch formed of vertical streamers from N.E 



N.W., (f alt. 

 This arch now through zenith from E. to N.W. (1) 

 Bright auroral lights in S.E. and N.N.W., drifting towards 



each other. 

 Arch ( 1) from E.S.E. to within about 5° of N.W. horizon, 



35" alt. Bright streamers on N.W. horizon. 

 Irregular arch (1 to 2) from W.N.W. to S.E., alt. 60° - 

 „ more regular (1). Masses of aurora in E.N.E. 



and streaks in zenith. 

 Patches of aurora on N.N.E. horizon and in S.W. (1) 

 Masses of aurora (1) in S., visible between clouds. Sky 



overcast. 



Sky overcast but very light. Aurora probably behind 

 clouds. 



Sky became dark - . . . . 



Famt arch (1) from N.E. to N.W., alt. 30° 



Sky overcast, but very light j probably aurora behind the 

 clouds. 



H. F. 



V. F. 



30 



510 

 450 

 479 



O.S. 



Off scale. 

 2500 

 2249 



O.S. 



