281 



Gottingen 

 Mean Tune. 



Local 

 Mean Time. 



— 9 28 



— 10 28 



— 5 28 



6 28 



— 7 31 



1883. 



January. 



d. h. m. 



A.M. 



— 8 



_ 9 



— 10 50 



— 11 



1 28 



A.M. 



12 



— 1 



— 9 



10 



— 11 



— 1 



— 2 



43 

 28 



— 4 



H. F. 



V. 1'. 



20 

 5 



The horizons in S. and W.S.W. to zenith iirc covered 

 with auroral light. 



Irrecrular arch (o) from X.X.W. to E.S.E., alt. 20', and 

 aH'W streaks in N.N.W. (-J), alt. 8^. 



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

 Irregular aurora ('5 to 1-5) from E.S.E. througii zenith 

 to about 6° alt. N.N.W., striated, and about 50° in 

 width, brightest portion in E.S.E. Arch (o) fronr 

 E.S.E. to N.W., about 25° ait. in S.W. 



Bright, irregular, diffused arch (2) from S.E. to W., o'' 

 S. of zenith. Arch (2) from E.S.E. through zenith to 

 W.N.W. Another arch from E.S.E. to W.N.W., 5" 

 N. of zenith (1 to 2). . Horizon covered with aurora 

 (1) from E. to E.N.E. to 10° alt. Faint masses iu S. 

 and S.W., 5° alt. 



Two arches from E.S.E. to W.N.W., l.^t, 30° S.of zenith 

 (1 to 2), 2nd, from 20° to 30° N. of zenith (1). 

 Bright, confused, palcli (2) on E. horizon. 



Bright diffused arch (2) from E.S.E. to W.N.W. through 

 zenith, where 15° in width. Bright arch (1) from 

 E.S.E. to E.N.E., 5° alt. Bright, confused, patch (1) 

 between arches 45° alt. 



Irregular arch (-5 to 1) from E. to N., 5° alt., diffused 

 and brightest in N. 



Arch (-5) from E.S.E. through zenith to 10° alt. N.W. 

 Bright streamers (2) quivering and in rapid motion, 

 priJinatic 2° S. of zenith, from S.E. to W.N.W. extend- 

 ing to N.N.W., and forming into curtain-shaped aurora. 

 (Bifiiar slightly disturbed.) 



Skv nearly covered with masses of auroral light (2)- 

 (Horizontal and vertical force disturbed.) 



Arch from S.E. to W., 45° alt. in S., and patches in N.W. 

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



,, fainter ('7) - - - " ' 



A few streaks in S.S.AV., 20° alt. ( -5) - 



Mass of streamers in N.N.W., alt. 10° (-5 to 1) - 

 Irregular arch ('5) with streamers from N.N.W. to 



EJ?.E., and a streak just above N. horizon ( -5). 

 Streak on N.N.W. horizon (1) - 

 Faint arch (-2) from E.S.E. to N.N.W., 45° alt., slightly 



diffused in N.N.W. 

 Two arches, one from E.S.E. to W.N.W. through zenith, 



confused in E.S.E. (-5), the other from W.N.W. 5° S. 



of zenith to 40° alt. in S.E. (-5). 

 Sky, from E.S.E. to S.E,, 5° alt., to zenith, covered with 



aurora (1). Arch (1) from S.E. to S.W., 10° alt. 



(Magnetic disturbance.) 

 Auroral lights visible through stratus clouds on N. 



horizon. 

 Ditto ditto ditto 



Arch from E. to N.W., about 40° alt. (-8), and lights 



visible through clouds on N.N.W. horizon. 

 Streak (-4) 2° N.W. of zenith - - - - 



Irregular aurora from N.N.W. to E.N. E., alt. 10°(-5to 1), 



brightest portion in N.N.W. and a mass of aurora in 



S.W., about 15° a t. Sky cloudy. (Instruments much 



disturbed.) 

 Mass of aurora ( ■ 5) just aho\ e the N. horizon, and several 



faint patches ahmg the horizon from N. to E.S.E. 

 Sky cloudy. 

 Several faint patches on S.W. horizon, visible between 



clouds. 

 Faint irregular arch from N.W. to E.S.E., 5° S. of zenith - 

 Faint aurora from E.S.E. to S.S.W., alt. 5° 



