289 



Gottingen 

 Mean Time. 



Local 

 Mean Time. 



1883. 

 February, 

 b. m. 



I'.M. 



3rd 12 28 



— 1 28 



— 2 28 



— 7 28 



— 9 28 



— 11 28 



P.M. 



— 12 28 



— 2 28 



1883. 

 February, 

 d. h. ni. 



— 5 



II.F. 



D. 



V.F. 



— 6 



6th 



A.M. 



2 28 



_ 4 



— 8 28 



— 9 28 



_ 10 28 



— 11 28 



6 th 



28 

 28 



— 5 28 



28 



_ 7 28 



8 28 



9 28 



— 10 28 



— 11 



A. 31. 

 1 I 



3 t 



--6 5 



P.M. 



— 65 

 _ 7 40 



A.M. 



5 12 



— 1 



— 3 



P.M. 



— 7 



— 8 



— 9 



— 10 



— 11 



A.M. 



6 12 



— 1 



Canopy.(l-5) from about 20' alt. in N. aud E. to iibout 



15"" alt. iu W. aud N.W. 

 Diffused light through zenith extending about 20^ S.E. 



and 30^ N.W. of zenith ; rays and patches iu N.W. 



and N.E. Arch (1-5) from .S.E. to W., about 45" alt 



in S. 

 Arch (1) from S.E. to W. as before, aud cloud-like 



masses of light along, aud just below, the arch. Another 



arch from E. to N.W., 30'" alt. (-5). 

 Diffused arch (1) from E.S.E. to N.N.W., alt. 25° - 

 Broad diffused arch (1) from E.S.E. to W.N.W. through 



zenith, where 20" in width. 

 Arch (-7) from E.S.E. to N., 15° alt. - 

 Diffused arch (1) from E.S.E. to N.N.W., 5° E.N.E. of 



zenith. 

 Diffused arch (-8) from S.E. to W.N.W. through 



Pleiades. 



Diffused semicircular light (1) from zenith towards N.W. 

 Irregular aurora (-5) from E.S.E. through zenith to 



W.S.W. Faint streaks just above horizon from E.S.E. 



through N.W. to S. 

 Streak in E., 25° alt. Streaks of aurora as above (-5). 



Arch (-5) from E. to N.W., 5° alt. Faint streaks on 



horizon from N.W. to S.E. and in zenith. 

 Streaks of aurora (-5) from N.W. to S., alt. 8° - 



Aurora (1) from E.S.E. disappearing under a cloud in E., 



5° alt. 

 Bright diffused light in zenith, extending about 35° S.E. 



and N.W. of zenith (1-5). 



Arch (-5) from S.E. to N.W., 60° S. of zenith. Another 

 arch (-5) from E.S.E. to N.N.W., alt. 45°, and masses 

 of aurora, like small cumulus clouds, in zenith, the 

 whole drifting towards N.W. horizon. 



Arch (1) from E.S.E. to S.S.W., 45° alt. Streak of 

 aurora ( '5) on N. horizon. 



Irregular diffused arch (1 • 5) from S.E. to N.N.W. through 

 zenith, about 20° wide. Faint arch from W.N.W. to 

 S., alt. 10°. 



Arch (1) from N.N.W. to E.N.E., 5° alt. Masses of 

 aurora, hke cumulus clouds, from zenith to S.E. and 

 N.W. drifting in all directions (•5). (Magnetic instru- 

 ments much disturbed.) 



Masses of aurora (-5) on horizon from E.N.E. to 



N.N.W. 

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



mass (1) in N.N.W. to 20° ah. 

 Two irregular arches ( 1 ) from E.S.E. to N.N.W. ; 1st, 50° 



N. of zenith ; 2nd, 70° S. of zenith. 

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



10° wide in zenith, and somewhat detached at the other 



two points. 

 Diffused and irregular arch (1 to 2) from E.S.E. through 



zenith to W.N.W., brightest iu W.N.W. 



Arch from E.S.E. to W.N.W., 40° alt. in S., striated (2) 



and slightly prismatic in E.S.E. 

 Faint arch (-4) from N.N.W., through zenith to 30° alt. 



in E.S.E. Band (1) parallel with horizon from E.S.E. 



to N.N.W.. 1° to 2° alt. 

 Faint irregular arch ('3) from E.S.E. to N.N.W., 



10° alt. 



