270 



Gottiugen 

 Mean Time. 



Local 

 Mean Time. 



1882. 

 December, 

 h. m. 



4th 



A.M. 



5 13 



— 5 23 



— 11 58 



P.M. 



— 12 28 



— 12 53 



— 1 28 



— 2 28 



A.M. 



5th 3 18 



— 3 23 



— 1 33 



A.M. 



6th 6 8 



1882. 

 December, 

 d. h. m. 



P.M. 



3 8 50 

 — 90 



3 35 



— 4 



— 4 30 



— 5 5 



— 65 



P.M. 



— 6 55 



— 70 



7 



8 



8 



9 



10 



10 



11 



o 

 5 



30 

 5 

 5 



50 

 5 



— 11 



30 



A.M. 



12 



— 12 15 



— 12 30 



— ] 



10 



10 



P.M. 



10 5 



Arch (2) from S.E. between Ursa Major and zenith to 

 N.W., 50'' alt. 



Arch (1) from S.E. between Ur^a Major and zenith to 

 N.W. 



Arch nearer zenith (2) - - 



,, through zenith and diffused (1) . - - 



Faint arch ( • 5) from N. W. to E.S.E., alt. 50'. Another 

 arch (1) from the ?ame points about 10° higher, drift- 

 ing towards zenith. 



Lower arch much diifusod (1) 



Masses of aurora in N.W. just above horizon, and on 

 N.N.E. horizon, slightly prismatic. From these two 

 points are four arches — (1st) about 20' alt. N.W. ; 

 (2nd) passing through zenith ; (3rd) 10° S.W. of 

 zenith ; (4th) 50' alt. S.W. — all drifting towards 

 zenith, with much quivering motion ('5 to 2). (Mag- 

 netic disturbance.) 



The whole sky covered with aurora . - . 



A few patches in zenith and in N.N.VY., alt. 20° 



Arch (-o) from W.N.W. to S.E., 50° alt., and a few 

 patches in zenitli and on N.N.E. horizon. 



Arch (1) from W.N.W. to E.S.E., 60° alt. 



Bright (1), broad, diffused arch from N.N.W. through 

 zenith to 10° alt. E.S.E. 



Irregular-shaped arch (1) from E. hoi'izon to N.W. 

 horizon, 10° N.E. of zenith. Bright (1) streamers in 

 W.N.W. 



Arch (1) from S.E. through zenith to S.S.W., where of a 

 greenisli colour. 



Faiut arch (-5) from E.S.E. to W.N.W., 20° E. of zenith 

 Ditto N.E., 25° alt. Patch in 



W.N.W. Bright (1) patch in zenith. 



Faint streak in S.W^. ("5) - 

 ,, patches from S.W. to S.E. ('5) - 



Arch (1) from E. to N.N.W., 12° alt. 



Ditto ('5) ----- 



Arch disappeared - - 



„ from E.S.E. to N.W. (1), alt. 15° - 

 Ditto (-5) - - - - - - 



Auroral light (-5) iu N.N. W., 60° alt. - 



Arch (1) from S.E. to N.W., diftused in S.E., 45° alt. - 



Difi'used arch from E.S.E. through zenith to W.N.W. (1), 



passing through a and ^ Gerainoruui and v) Ursie 



Majoris. 



„ „ very faint . . . - - 



Bright (1) diffused arch from E.S.E. tc W.N.W. (1) 

 through zenith, increasing in width and brightness (2) 

 till the whole zenith is covered with aurora. 



Aurora disappeared except in W.N.W., where are masses 

 extending to N. (1). 



Arch from N. to E. (1 ), alt. 15°. Faint arch (-5) E.S.E. 

 to W., .50° all. 



Faiut patch in W.N.W. . - - - - 



Two faint arches from S.E. to W. about 7° S.W. of 

 zenith, and a bright column of light on N.N.E. horizon. 



Faint arch ('5) from S.E., half way between .S.W. 

 horizon and zenith, to ^^'., and a faint band from W. to 

 N.E.,(-5). 



Faint arch ('5) from N. to E.S.E. through zenith 



H. F. 



D. 



V. F. 



431 

 434 

 439 



323 

 322 

 324 



1395 

 1395 

 1400 



