278 



Gottingen 

 Mean Time. 



Local 

 Mean Time. 



1883. 

 January, 

 h. m. 



A.M. 



5 28 



6 28 



7 28 



1st 



— 8 27 



— 9 27 



— 10 27 



— II 



2nd 



— 9 45 



9 

 10 



55 

 5 



1882. 

 December, 

 d. h. m. 



P.M. 



31 9 5 



— 10 5 



— 11 5 

 1883. 



January. 



A.M. 



1 12 5 



— 1 



— 2 



— 3 



1 22 



— 1 32 



— 1 42 



Arch (1 ) from E. to N.N.W., 10° alt. - - . - 

 Faint arch from E. to N.N.W., 8° ah. - 



„ arch from E.S.E. to N.N.E., 15° alt. (5) in E.S.E. 



Bright .serj)entine arch (1) from E.S.E. to W.N.W., alt. 



15° N. Faint .streak S.E. of zenith. 

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

 Bright arch (1 to 2) from 40° alt. in E.S.E., through 



zenith to S.W., where diffused. 

 Bright irregular masses (2) 5° S.S.W. of above arch 

 Aich (1 ) from S.E. to N.W., about 45° alt., and patches 



in W.X.W. (1). 



Faint patches in N.W. ----- 



„ patch in N. - 



Nearly the whole sky covered w'ith auroral lights, patches, 



and streaks. (Instruments disturbed.) 

 Ai-ch (-5) from E.N.E. to N.N.W., 5° alt. 



„ di.sa]>peared - . . . 



Faint arch ( S) from E. to E.N.E., 5° alt. 



Ditto. ditto. 



Faint arch from E.N.E. to N.N.W., 8° alt. 

 „ irregular in shape and (1) 



Ditto. Co) - 



Arch from same points, 10° alt. ( • 5) 

 ,, slightly diffused and irregular in shape 



(l)inN.N.W. 

 Above arch confused, and from N. to E., 5° alt. - 



„ „ from E S.E. to N.N.W., 15° alt., and a streak 

 in N.N.W., 8° alt. (1). 

 Streak disappeared and arch very irregular 

 Ai-ch 10° alt. and ( • 5) - 

 ,» ,. (1), another arch about 3° below, and a 



few bright streaks in N.N.W., 15° alt. 

 Lower arch di.<appeared, upper arch slightly diffused ('5) 

 Arch very faint and uniform .... 



Ditto - . . . . 



Ditto ...... 



„ 1.5° alt. - - . . 



„ diffused and irregular (0 to 1) - 

 „ disappeared. Tatches ("5) in E.S.E. and N.N.E. 

 Faint arch from S.E. to N.W., 60° alt. - 



Ditto - - - . . 



'"„ diffused and alt. 70° - - - 



„ regular, alt. 45° (1 to 2) - 

 Double arch (-7) from E. to N.W., 12" alt., passing Leo, 



and just below vj Ursffi Majoris. 

 Arch now about S° alt. (0 to 1) - 



„ faint in N.W. .... 



„ „ (1) 



Ditto - . . - - 



Double .arch ( ■ 8) from S.E. to N.W., 45° alt. in N. 

 Segment of arch (-5) from E. horizon towards N., 8° alt. 

 Fainter arch, al)0ut 3° above, and parallel with the Last. 



Arch (1) from E. to N.W., about 45° alt. 

 „ fainter ('5) 



Ditto - . . . - . 



Ditto Mass of aurora (1) in N.N.W., alt. 25°, 



drifting towards W. 

 Arch, now diffused and irregular from N.N.E. to W.N. W., 



60° ah. (1). 

 Arch much diffused and striated in N.W. 

 Ditto. ditto. 



