282 



Gottingen 

 Mean Time. 



Local 

 Mean Time. 



H. F. 



V. F. 



1883. 

 January, 

 h. m. 

 P.M. 



8tli 3 28 



A.M. 



9th 9 28 



— 10 28 



P.M. 



— 12 28 



— 1 28 



A.M. 



10th 5 28 



— 6 28 



1883. 

 January. 



d. 



12 



A.M. 



7 5 



9 1 



— 2 



— 4 



5 5 



P.M. 



9 5 



10 



A.M. 



12 5 



1 5 



2 5 



P.M. 



10 10 



— 10 45 



11 .5 



A.M. 



12 5 



— 1 



2 



— 3 



— 45 



P.M. 



— 10 5 



A.M. 



13 2 5 



3 5 



6 

 6 



7 



14 12 



— 5 



5 



14 



5 



Faint patch in N.N.W., alt. 5°. Bright light visible 

 between the clouds in N.N.W., 50° alt. (1). 



Much aurora (V) from N.N.W. through zenith to about 

 20° ah. in S.W., and 30^= in width ; partly visible between 

 the clouds. (Magnetic disturbance,) 



Aurora ( -o) from N.W. to E.S.E., 25° alt., partly visible 

 between the clouds. 



Streak of a greenish colour (-8) in N.N.W., 10° alt., 



disappearing immediately. 

 Arch (-3) from E.S.E. to W., alt. 10° in S.S.E. - 



„ (1) from E.S.E. to N.N.W., 40° alt., and a mass of 



aurora on horizon, from E.N.E. to E.S.E. (-5), partly 



visible between the clouds. 

 Irregular aurora ( • 5) from E.S.E. to N.N.W., 35° alt., 



and a mass of aurora from E. to E.S.E. just above 



horizon. 

 Faint light, probably aurora, in E., 10° alt. 



Ditto .----.. 

 Sky overcast but light, probably caused by aurora 

 Faint patches visible between clouds in N.N.W., 10° alt. 



„ light through zenith, e,\tending about 20° alt. 



E.S.E. and 15° N.W. of zenith. 

 Arch (1-5) from N.N.W. to E., 80° N. of zenith, striated 



and pulsating from N.N.W. towards E. 

 Irregular aurora from N.N.W. to E.S.E., 15° alt. - 



Mass of aurora ('5) just above horizon from E.S.E. to 



E.N.E. , and an irregular arch from E.N.E. to N.N W 



20° alt. 

 Faint arch fVom E.S.E. to N.N.W., alt. 7^ and a faint 



streak on N.E. horizon. 

 Patch of aurora f -5), 10° alt. N.N.W. - 



„ (-8) in N.N, W., 10° alt. .... 



Faint masses (-3) in N.E., 50° alt. 



Patch of aurora (-5) in N.N.W., 8° alt., partly visible 

 through clouds. 



Faint arch (-2) from 5° alt. in N.N.W. through zenith 

 to 60° alt. in E.S.E. Faint band parallel with horizon 

 on edge of a cloud from E. to E.N.E. (-3), alt. 5°. 



Faint light in N.N.W., visible on edge of clouds^ 



„ band (-4) from S.E. through zenith to N.W. 



Another band (1) parallel with the iirst about 3° apart - 



Several streaks of aurora (1) from 8° alt. in N.N.W. 

 through zenith to about 15° alt. in E.S.E. A faint 

 streak just above the horizon from N.N.W. to N.W. 



Bright band (2) from S.E. through Betelgeuse to W.N.W. 

 pulsating from S.E. 



Arch (2) from S.E. through Leo and Pleiads to N.W. - 



Band (1) from S.E. to W.N. W., 50° alt. 



Irregular aurora from E.S.E. to N.N.W., 60° alt., about 

 20° in width. Streaks of aurora from N.N.W. horizon 

 to zenith ("S). 



Irregular arch (1) from N.N.W. to E.N.E., alt. 4.5°, and 

 a few streaks on E.S.E. liorizion (-5). 



Two streamers (2) in N.N.W., 8° alt., and a faint irre- 

 gular arch from N.N.W. to E.N.E., 30° alt. 



