292 



GbttiDftcn 

 Mean Time. 



Local 

 MeanTime. 



H.F. 



V.F. 



1883. 

 February, 

 h. m. 



A.M. 



15th 3 35 



3 45 



4 



4 15 



4 25 



4 35 



4 50 



5 



5 10 



5 45 



5 55 



7 50 



8 

 8 20 



— 8 25 



— 8 30 



— 8 35 



8 

 8 

 9 

 9 



40 



50 







10 



— 9 20 



9 50 

 10 



— 10 G 



— 10 10 



— 11 45 



— 11 50 



1883. 



February. 



d. li. m. 



r.M. 



14 7 12 



7 22 



— 7 37 



— 7 52 



— 8 12 



— 8 27 



— 8 37 



— 8 47 



— 9 22 



— 9 32 



— 11 27 



— 11 37 



— 11 57 



A.M. 



15 12 2 



— 12 7 



— 12 12 



— 12 17 



— 12 27 



— 12 37 



— 12 47 



— 12 57 



1 27 

 1 37 



— 1 43 



— 1 47 



— 3 22 



— 3 27 



Arch as above. Another arch from same points joining 



the tail star of Ursa Major, and a streak from N.N.W. 



horizon to zenith ('5). 

 Both arches as above. Streak disappeared . - - 

 One faint diffused arch ('5) passing tlirough Leo and 



Ursa Major to N.W. 

 Arch as before. Streak from Cassiopeia adjoining the 



arch in N.W. 

 Arch (-5) striated from N.N.W. just above Ursa M.ajor 



to E.S.E., and several streamers from N.W. to N.N.E., 



from 5° to 25° ah. (-5). 

 Arch (-5) from N.N.W. to E.S.E., 15' alt. Streamers as 



above (1). 

 Segment of arch in E.S.E., 5" alt. ('7). Faint streak 



(•3) in N.N.E., 40'' alt. 

 Streak disappeared. Faint arch from E.S.E. to N., 45° 



alt. 

 „ disappeared - . . . . 



Faint streak in N.N.W., 45° alt. 



„ disappeared - . . . 



Masses of aurora ('o) from E.S.E. to S.E., 25° alt. 



„ „ disappeared . . - - 



Bright ni.asses of aurora (1) from 20" S.E. to zenith. 



Faint streaks in N.N.W. from horizon to 50' alt. 



The whole zenith covered with aurora striated, quivering 

 and with a greenish colour (1 •5). 

 Ditto faint ("o) - 



Ditto disappeared except a very faint patch in zenith. 

 Faint streak in N.N.W. to 30° alt. (-3). 

 Faint curtain-shaped aurora ('7) from E.S.E. to zenith - 

 Diffused arch (1) from E.S.E. to W., 50° alt. 



,, very faint and from S.E. to Moon 



„ disappeared - . . . 



A few bright streamers (1) in N.N.W. A parallel 

 streak in S.W., 45° alt. (1). The whole disappearing 

 immediately afterwards. 

 Aurora (1) from 20° alt. S.E. to Moon through Leo 

 Bright diffused and irregular arch ('5 to 2) with 

 pri.smatic streamers in E.S.E. from E.S.E. to W.N.W., 

 brightest in E.S.E. 



„ disajjpeared except a very faint 



streak in E.S.E., 20° alt. 



„ disappeared - . . 



Diffused lights (I) in zenith and to 10° alt. in N.W. 



Bright stre.ak (1) in W.N.W. parallel with hori-on, 



25° alt. 

 Above disappeared. Bright diffused arch (1) with 



streamer!?, from E.S.E. through zenith to 20° alt. 



N.N.W., drifting towards N. 



„ disappeared, except the faint ('o) streaks on 



E.S.E. and N.W. horizons. 



Arch (-7) from 30° alt. in E.S.E. to W.N.W. through 



zenith, slightly diffused in W.N.W. 

 Arch disappeared. Faint diffused lights from N.N.W. 

 to N.N.E., 45° alt. 



„ disappeared. Faint arch (-5) from 



E.S.E. through zenith to N.N.W. 



,, disappeared - - - - - 



Patch in N.N.W., 10° to 25° alt. (1) - - . 



Several streamers (-5) from N.N.W. to N., 30° all. 



„ disappeared - - . 



