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Gottingeu 

 Mean Time. 



Local 

 Mean Time. 



H.F. 



D. 



V.F. 



1883. 

 February, 

 h. m. 



P.M. 



1st 12 15 



12 20 



— 2 15 



— 2 25 



— 2 35 



1883. 

 February, 

 d. h. m. 



A.M. 



1 3 52 



3 57 



A.M. 



3rd 5 28 



— 7 28 



— 9 28 



5 42 



5 52 



6 2 



6 12 



6 27 



6 37 



P.M. 



6 5 



— 2 28 , — 6 5 



P.M. 



— 95 



— 11 5 



A.M. 



3 1 5 



Arch brokeH. Bright streak in N.N.W., alt. 15°, with a 



greenish glow (1), and drifting towards W. Another 



streak in E.8.E., 15° alt. (-5). 

 Irregular arch from N.N.W. through zenith to 5° alt. 



in E. (1) ; in zenith, E. of zenith, and in N.N.W. 



brighter (1 •5). 



Ditto - . . 



Aurora disappeared except a bright patch in N.N.W., 



10° alt. 

 Diffused arch (1) from N.N.W. through zenith to E.S.E., 



striated. 

 Above arch disappeared. Faint streak in E.S.E., 5° alt., 



and a few faint vertical streamers in N.N.W., 5° alt. 



Above disappeared. Bright patch (1) in N.N.W., 10° 



- alt. Faint band (-5) from W.N.W. to S.S.W., 20° alt. 



Ditto .-.-.. 



Above disappeared. Faint arch (-3) from W.S.W. to 



S.S.E., 30° alt. 

 Arch diffused (-5) alt. 45°. Faint difiused lights in E. 



and E.S.E., 5° alt. 

 Lights disappeared. Arch from W.N.W., 75° alt. (-S). 

 Arch as above. Faint streak in N.N.W., alt. 20°. 



Vertical streamers (-8) in E.N.E., 3° alt. 

 Arch through zenith and very faint. .Streaks and 



streamers disappeared. 

 Aurora disappeared except a faint streak in zenith ('5) - 



Bright diffused arch (1) with streamers from 10° alt. in 

 E.S.E. through zenith to 20" alt. in N.N.W. 



Bright diffused light from Procyou to about 10° N.W. of 

 Cassiopeia, and about 10° wide (1'2). 



Faint streak through zenith and about 12° on eitlier side 



Streak from zenith through Cassiopeia towards N.W. (1) 



Diffused lights round zenith, and streak as before (1) 



Diffused irregular arch ( • 5) N.N.W. to S.E., 30° S. of zenith 



Parallel bands (-5) from N.W. to E.S.E., from 80° S. 

 to 85° N. of zenith, and patches from N.N.W. 1o E.S.E. 

 ( '3) just above horizon. 



Irregular aurora, from N.W. to 8° alt. in E.S.E., and from 

 80° to 85° S. of zenith (• 1 to 1), brightest in E.S.E. 



Masses ol^ aurora (-5) from W. to S., alt. 5°. Patch in 

 N.N.W., 10 "alt., and a few very faint streaks in zenith. 



Diffused masses of aurora ('5) from N to 8.W., 20° alt. 

 Irregular arch (1) from E.S.E. through zenith to about 

 25° alt. in N.W., with a greenish glow, and drifting 

 rapidly from E. through zenith towards W. (Much 

 magnetic disturbance.) 



Masses of aurora from E.S.E. to S. 60° alt,, from ('5 to 

 1-5), brightest in S.S.E. 



Irregular masses of aurora (-5) from E.S.E. to S.S.W. 

 on horizon, and partly visible through clouds at 10° alt. 



Irregular, and diffused arch from E.,S.E. to N.N.E., 3° alt. 

 (•2 to 1-5), brightest in E.S.E. Bright streak (1) in 

 W.N.W., 20° alt. Faint arch (•5)"s.E. to S.VV., 

 10° alt. 



Faint diffused arch ('5) from E. through zenith to 

 W.S.W., and irregular masses of aurora ('5) im- 

 mediately above horizon from E.S.E. to S.S.W. 

 Streaks in S., 40° alt. (1). 



Arch ( • 5) from S.E. to N.N.W., 10° S. of zenith 



Sky overcast, but light, probably caused by aurora. C^'ig- 

 netic disturbance.) ■ 



Faint streaks (-7) in E.S.E., 80' alt. 



