274 



Gottingen 

 Mean Time. 



Local 

 Mean Time. 



H. F. 



D. 



V. F. 



1882. 

 December, 

 h. m. 



A.M. 



16th 10 28 



— 11 28 



— 11 43 



— 11 58 



P.M. 



12 28 



— 12 58 



— 2 28 



— 3 33 

 17th 5 28 



A.M. 



18th 8 33 



— 9 28 



19th 12 28 



— 2 28 



— 3 23 



— 4 28 



— 5 28 



— 6 23 



— 6 26 



— 6 38 



1882. 

 December, 

 d. h. m. 



A.M. 



16 2 5 



— 3 



— 3 20 



— 3 35 



— 4 5 



— 4 35 



— 6 5 



— 7 10 



17 9 5 



18 12 10 



— 1 5 



P.M. 



— 4 5 



— 6 5 



— 70 



— 85 



— 95 



— 10 



— 10 3 



10 15 



Irregular arch (2) from W. to E.N.E. through zenith, of 

 green ,ind reddish colours, drifting rapidly towards S.; 

 also many streaks and patches from E. to S. along 

 horizon ; brightest in N.E. and N.W. ("5 to 2). 



From E.S.E. horizon to S.W. horizon, and from about 

 25° alt. to 30° alt., the sky covered with masses of 

 aurora and streamers, varying from ('3 to I'o); 

 brightest in S.W. vSerpentine arch from E. to 40° 

 W.S.W. of zenith (1). 



Aurora disappeared, except a streak 15° alt. S.E. ('5) 



Bright, confused, mass of aurora in N.N.W. (1 to 2). 

 Bright streamers about 40° alt. S.S.W. (1). 



Ii-regular-shaped arch ( '5) from W.IST.W. horizon through 



zenith lo 40° alt. E.S.E. Faint arch from N.N.E. to 



E., alt. 30°, and a faint patch in S.S.E. 



Faint patches in zenith. Cloudy - - - - 



Irregular arch ( • 5) from W.N. W. to E., 45° aU., faint 



streamers from E.S.E, horizon to 40° alt. 

 Faint streamers from E. to S.W. - - - - 



Batch of aurora ( .5) from N.N.W. horizon to 45° alt. - 



Arch from S.E. to N.W., 30° alt., and a patch halfway 



between the arch and zenith (1). 

 Faint auroral light between S.E. horizon and zenith, 



visible through clouds. 

 Faint streaks in E.S.E., 50° alt., and in W.N.W. 60° alt. 

 Bright (1), green-coloured patch in E.S.E., 15° alt., faint 



streak in S.E., 45° alt. 

 Two blight bauds slightly prismatic (2) from S.E. to 



zenith. 

 Auroral light (1) from .about 7° alt. in S.E. through the 



moon towards W. horizon. 

 Arch (1-5) from S.S.E. about 6° S.W. of the moon, to 



W. A i'aint difiused light irom E. hoiizou to zenith. 



Half the sky covered with bright, prismatic auroral light, 

 moving and changing shape with great rapidity, the 

 " curtain " shape prevailing, and of a crimson colour 

 (3). (Bifilar and vertical force disturbed.) 



Aurora disappeared, except an arch from E.S.E. half- 

 way between zenith and N. horizon to N.W., with 

 streamers rapidly moving backwards and forwards 

 upon it (2), and slightly prismatic. 



Above arch brighter (3), and no streamers 



Imperfect arch (1) from N.N.W. to N.E., alt. 8°, a 

 brighter patch (2) just below Cygnus and another below 

 Lyra. 



Arch (I) from N.N.W. to E. extending towards zenith, 

 irregular in. shape and very wide, about 15° alt. 



(Great decrease of horizontal and vertical forces.) 



Arch (1) from N.N.W. to E., very irregular, about 6° alt.; 

 two other arches from N.N.W., 1st, through the moon, 

 2nd, about 10° above it, and about 45° alt. in S. (1). 



Batch of aurora ('5) on N.E. horizon, and a streak in 

 N.N.W., 15° alt. (1). 



Arch (2) from N.N.W. through zenith to about 30° alt. 

 in E. ; faint patch in N.N.E., and another in N.W., 

 about 3° alt. 



Faint frch from E.S.E. to S.W., 20° alt., small bright 

 patch (1) on N.N.E. horizon. 



Faint streak in S.S.W., 30° alt. Faint arch ( ■ 3) from 

 E.S.E. to 20° N.W. of zenith. 



Faint patch on E.N.E. horizon - - - - 



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1397 

 1622 

 1960 



