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Gottingen 

 Mean Time. 



Local 

 Mean Time. 



H. F. 



D. 



V. F. 



1882. 

 November, 

 h. m. 



P.M. 



16t.h 12 23 



— 1 23 



A.M. 



nth 1 13 



_ 2 23 



— 3 13 



— 4 23 



— 5 23 



7 23 



8 28 



9 28 



10 28 



11 13 



P.M. 



— 12 23 



1 23 



2 23 



A.M. 



3 8 



18th 



— 3 28 



— 8 58 



— 9 23 



— 10 23 



— 11 29 



1882. 

 November, 

 d. h. m. 



A.M. 



16 



4 



5 



P.M. 



4 50 



— 60 



— 6 50 



— 80 



— 9 



— 110 



A.M. 



17 12 5 



— 1 5 



— 2 5 



— 2 50 



— 4 



19 







— 50 



— 60 



P.M. 



— 6 45 



— 75 



12 35 



— 1 

 o 



4 

 5 

 6 





 

 5 



10 

 



— 10 



Bright patch of aurora ( 1 ) in N.N. W. - - - 



Auroral light (1) from zenith to 10" alt. in N.W. 



Arch of vertical streamers from E. to N.W. (1), of a 



crimson colour in N.W. and greenish in E. 

 Faint patch (■ 1) on N.W. horizon . . - 



Faint streamers on N.W horizon - - - - 



Diffused mass of aurora on E.S.E horizon and auroral 



light on N.N.W. horizon, passing through zenith towards 



S.E. (1). 

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



from E.S.E. to W.N.W., and a few streamer.s in 



N.N.W. 

 Faint auroral light ("5) from zenith to 30° alt. W. 



Arch (1) of streamers from S.E. to W. Faint patch in 



N.E. 

 Very faint arch from S.E. through zenith to N.W. 

 Faint auroral light from S.E. to 10° S. of zenith (-5) - 

 The whole sky covered with serpentine prismatic rays, 



crossing each other in all directions (3). (Great 



magnetic disturbance.) 



A greenish baud from S.W. to N., and a right angle- 

 shaped light on S.E. horizon (1 to 2). 



A diflused light on S.E. horizon - - - 



A few faint patches S.E. of zenith - - - - 



Arch from S.S.E. horizon to W. horizon, of a greenish 



colour in S.S.E. and dark red in W. (1). 

 Arch of a dark red colour (2) from S.E. to S.W., 45° alt. 



Faint patches of auroral light in zenith ("5). Faint 



broad patch on N.W. horizon ( • 5). 

 Aurora (1) from S.E. to S.W. on edge of cloud. Faiut 



streamers in E.S.E. ('5). 

 Faint streak (-5) S.E. of zenith. Masses of aurora (-5) 



from .S. to S.W. on horizon. 

 Bright (2) diffused arch from N.W. to S.E. Red, green, 



and purple in colour from N.W. to zenith. 

 Bright streamers (1) from N.W. horizon to zenith, red, 



green, and purple. 

 Streamers in S.E. and S. from horizon to zenith (1). A 



red and green-coloured patch on N.W. horizon (1). 

 Faint patches of auroral light S.E. and N.W. of zenith - 

 Bright (3) prismatic arch on E.S.E. horizon 



Prismatic rays on E. horizon, and an elliptical-shaped 

 light halfway between E. horizon and zenith ; also 

 patches of auroral light in different parts of the sky (2). 



A slightly prismatic band from Ursa Major through the 

 zenith. 



Band from N.E. to S.W. (1) - - - - 



Sky nearly overcast. Auroral light visible between 

 clouds in all directions. 



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

 A faint light in zenith. (Magnetic disturbance.) 



Patch of aurora on N.N.W. horizon (1) - 



Auroral light in N.W. (1) - - - 



Bright (2) auroral light on N.N.E. horizon, extending 



towards zenith. 

 Faint patches in zenith - - - - - 



No aurora. Sky darkly overcast. (Great magnetic 



di.sturbance.) 



Streamers (1) in N.N.W. drifting towards W., 40° alt. - 



