283 



Gottingen 

 Mean Time. 



Local 

 Mean Time. 



H. F. 



D. 



V. F. 



1883. 

 January, 

 h. m. 



P.M. 



14th 2 28 



A.M. 



— 10 45 



— 10 55 



— 11 30 



— 11 40 

 16th 6 28 



— 7 28 



— 8 28 



— 2 28 



A.M. 



17th 6 28 



8 27 



9 28 



10 28 



11 28 



P.M. 



12 28 



1 28 



2 28 



1883. 



January. 



d. h. m. 



A.M. 



14 6 5 



— 2 22 



15 



16 



— 6 5 



P.M. 



— 10 5 



A.M. 



17 12 4 



— 1 5 



— 25 



— 35 



— 45 



5 5 



5 



Faint arch with streamers (I) from N.N.W. to S.S.E., 

 30° alt. 



Arch (1) from 60° alt. N.N.W. through zenith to 60° alt. 



E.S.E. Sky nearly overcast. 

 Sky overcast. Aurora disappeared ... 



Masses of aurora in N.N.W. ( "5), alt. 50°, visible between 



clouds. 

 ,, disappeared - . . - . 



Faint mass of aurora on E.S.E. liorizon, and a streak from 

 that point 30° alt. (-5). 



Faint arch (-5) from E.S.E. through zenith to "W.N.W. 

 Another arch from E. to W.N.W., 50° alt. (-8). 



Bright confused masses (1) about 5° N.W. of zenith. 

 Bright streamers (2) from N.E. to E., prismatic, and 

 rapidly moving towards E.S.E. and N.N.W. and 

 forming into confused masses. Greenish in colour in 

 E.S.E. 



Bright patches in N.N.W., alt. 5° (1) 



Faint arch ( -5) from E.S.E. to N.N.W., alt. 10° - 



Faint streak (-3) in E.S.E., 10° alt. - 



Faint arch (-7) from N.N.E. to W., about 45° alt. 



Faintband (-5) from N.E. to W., 3° N.W. of zenith 

 Faint arch ( '5) from S.E. to W., about 55° alt. in S., and 



faint light about 3° N.of zenith, extending towards W., 



also particles in N.W. and E. 

 Faint lights, like small cumulus clouds, covering three 



parts of the sky from N. 



Faint, confused arch from 20° alt. E.S.E. through zenith 

 to 70° alt. N.N.W. (-4). 



Faint patches in S.E. .and N., about 30° alt. 

 Faint masses of light from N.E., N., and N.W. to zenith. 

 Masses of light round zenith - - . - 



Arch (-5) from W.N.W. to S.E., 20° alt. (Magnetic 

 disturbance.) 



Arch (-5) from N.W. to S.E. 25° alt. Mass of aurora 

 on N.N.W. horizon, alt. 6°, and several faint streaks in 

 zenith. 



Arch (-.5) from N.W. to S.E., 20° alt., about 6° wide. 

 Another arch (-5 to 1) from E.S.E. through zenith to 

 about 45° alt. N.W. (Instruments unsteady.) 



Faint arch from N.W. to S.E., 20° alt. Irregular arch 

 (•5 to 1) from N.N.W. through zenith to E.S.E., and 

 a streak (1) in N.N.E., alt. 15°, of a greenish glow. 

 Several quaint streaks and patches from E.S.E. to 

 N.N.W. on horizon. 



Faint patch (-5) in N.N.W., 20° alt. 



Faint band (-7) from S.E. to N.W. , passing between 

 Procyon and Betelgeuse, and about 7° S. of zenith. 



Bright irregular light (2) from E.N.E. extending to Orion. 

 Arch from S.E. to W.N.W., passing just above Eigel 



Arch (1) from S.E. to N.N.W., 65° alt., drifting towards 



N. horizon. 

 Arch (1) from E.S.E. to N.N.W., 15° alt. 



Arch (1) from S E. to N.W., alt. 20°, and another arch (1) 

 from E.S.E. to N.N.E., alt. 8°, and a streak from 

 N.W. to N., alt. 10°. 



