273 



Gottiniren 

 Mean Time. 



Local 

 Mean Time. 



1882. 

 December. 

 h. m. 



A.JI 



14th 2 23 



— 3 



— 4 



— 



— 6 



28 

 28 

 28 

 28 



— 7 



— 7 



18 

 28 



8 28 



9 28 

 10 28 



P.M. 



12 33 



23 

 23 



— 3 28 



A.M. 



— 5 50 



— 00 



— 6 10 



— 6 20 



— 6 30 



— 7 20 



— 7 40 



_ 7 50 



— 8 5 



— 8 15 



1882. 

 December. 

 J. h. m. 

 I'.lt. 



13 6 



— 8 



— 9 

 _ 10 



— 10 55 



— 11 5 



A.M. 



14 12 5 



— 1 5 



— 2 5 



4 10 



5 



6 



7 5 



P.M. 



9 27 



9 37 



9 47 



9 57 



— 10 



10 57 



— 11 17 



— 11- 27 



— 11 42 



— 11 52 



Arch (1) brighter and some streaks above it in N.W. 



Faint streaks in N.N.W., alt. 5= - 



Arch (-5) from E. to N.N.W., 10° alt. - 



„ 20° alt. - - 

 Two irregular arches from E. to N.N.W., 1st, about 60° 



alt. ('5), 2nd, very faint and through zenitli. 

 Arch (-5) from E.S.E. tiiroiigh zenith to W.N.W. 



„ „ drifted towards N.E., lessbiight nxcept in 

 E.S.E. Faint arch from E. to N.E., alt. 15°. 



Arch (1) from E.S.E. to N., 35° alt. Faint lights from 



E.S.E. to zenith. 

 Broad diffused arch (-5) from E.S.E. through zenith to 



W.N.W. 

 Bright irregular arch (1) from 30° alt. E.S.E. through 



zenith, to 10° alt. N.N.W. 



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

 Diffused arch from S.E., 2° S.W. of zenith to W. (1) 

 Aurora appearing like small cumulus clouds from S.E. 

 horizon to zenith, extending to about 3° S. of zenith (1). 

 A few faint streaks in zenith - - - 



Faint band from N.E. to N.W., about 20° alt. - 

 „ „ brighter (1) in N.E. 

 Ditto - - - - - - 



„ disappeared except in N.E. Faint patches in 

 zenith. 

 Aurora very faint; the patches in zenith drifted to 10° alt. 

 N.E. 

 „ disappeared except a streak in N.VV. 

 Bright irregular-shaped arch (1) from E. to N.E., 10° alt. 



Bright (i) streak in N.W. 

 Above arch alt. 45°. Aurora faint. Faint streak in E.S.E. 

 Streaks disappeared. Faint arch from E.S.E. through 

 zenith to AV.N.W. ; arch from E. to N.E. very faint. 



„ disappeared. Arch from E.S.E. to W.N.W. 



very faint. Faint arch ( ■ 2) through Cygnus, Cassiopeia, 

 and Gemini. Slightly brighter patch in Leo. 

 Arch through Leo (-5), passing halfway betneen Ursa 



Major and N. horizon. 

 Aurora very faint ------ 



Arch from N.E. to N.W., 45° alt. (1), and arch from S.E. 



to W. 2° S. of zenith (-5). 

 Aurora disappeared except a faint patch 20° N.W. of 

 zenith and a brighter patch in E. and S.E. ('5). 



Aurora disappeared . . - - - 



Arch from N.W. to E. through zenith (I) 



„ ,, 5° S.W. of zenith (-5) ~- 



„ „ irregular in shape and through zenith 



(•5 to 1) : brightest in N.W. 



,, „ (• 5) and uniform - - - 



Aurora disajipeared - - - - . 



Faint streak in zenith - - - - - 



in E.N.E., 40° alt. - - - - 



„ disappeared . . . - 



Masses of aurora visible through clouds, from E. horizon 

 to N.VV. horizon up to zenith. 



Streak of aurora (1) about 60° ah. in S.S.W. through 

 zenith to N.N.E., of a greenish colour, and faint patches 

 on S.W. horizon, partly seen through clouds. 



Faint streaks in zenith and patches on S.W. horizon 



H. F. 



V. F. 



