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Gottingen 

 Mean Time. 



Local 

 Mean Time. 



H.F. 



V.F. 



1883. 

 February. 

 h. m. 

 A.M. 



24th 7 18 



— 7 28 



— 7 57 



— 8 28 



— 10 28 



— 11 13 



P.M. 



— 2 28 



1883. 

 February, 

 d. h m. 



P.M. 



23 10 22 



— 10 55 



— 11 5 



— 11 34 



A.M. 



24 12 5 



— 2 5 



— 2 50 



— 6 5 



P.M. 



— 7 5 



— 7 37 



— 8 5 



— 9 5 



26 7 5 



— 85 



— 95 



Bright, irregular, fliffu.scd arch (2) of a greenish colour 



from E.S.E. to W., 10'' alt. 

 Arch (1 to 1 -5) from N.N.W. to E.S.E., where brightest, 



5° alt. 

 Faint patch (• 5) on N.N.W. horizon - - - 



Bright patch (1) on N.E. horizon - - - 



Diffused arch (-7) from E.S.E. to N.N.W., 80^= alt. 



Band suddenly appeared from 40° alt. in S.E. tlirough 

 zenith to 40" alt. in N.W., pri.smatic on N. edge of band, 

 and pulsating fromN.W. to S.E. ; towards N.W. in S. 

 (3) it exploded into C'ovoua, in which crimson-coloured 

 streamers danced with great rapidity. The whole 

 disappeared in 2 minutes. 



Band from S.E. to N.W. through zenith (1), .slightly 

 prismatic. (Bifilar and declinometer disturbed.) 



Faint arch (-5) from S. to N.N.W., 60° alt. Faint 



masses from E to E.N.E., 70 alt. (Magnetic dis- 

 turbance.) 

 Bright masses of aurora (1"5) from N.N.W. to W.N.W., 



50° alt. 

 Arch (1) from N. through zenith to S., where diffused, 



Masses of aurora (1) in E., E.S.E., and N.E., 30° to 40° 



alt. 

 Serpcutine arch (1) from E.S.E. through zenith to 



N.N.W. 

 Irregular aurora (1) from E.S.E. to N.N.W., .30° alt., 



partly visible through clouds. 

 Ditto. Sky nearly overca.st - . . 



Patches of aurora (-5) visible through clouds from E.S.E. 



to N.N.W., 25° alt. 

 Faint irregular aurora from E.S.E. to N.N.W., 80° alt., 



(•5). Patches of aurora just above horizon from 



E.S.E. to N.N.W., (-3). 

 Bright broad diffused arch (1) from E.S.E. through 



zenith to N.N.W., partly visible between clouds in 



N.N.W. 

 Faint irregular arch ( • 5) from E.S.E. horizon to W.N. W., 



60° alt. 



Arch (-7) E.S.E. to W.N.W., 80° alt. - 



Diffused arch (-7) from 50° alt. E.S.E. through zenith 

 to 70° alt. W.N.W., partly visible through clouds. Sky 

 nearly overcast. 



Diffused ma.ss of light in zenith, and extendiug 10° S.E. 

 of zenith. 



Band from E. through Ursa Major to N.W. (1) - 



Band as above and one on either side of Ursa Major 



Bright arch (2) with vertical streamers from W.N.W. 

 through zenith to E.S.E., slightly prismatic, in rapid 

 motion and drifting towards N.E. Bright (1'5) diff- 

 used masses on horizon from E. to E.S.E. 



Arch now less bright (1) in zenith, diffused in W.N.W., 

 and striated in E.S.E. Aurora on E. horizon now ( '5), 



Arch irregular (2), of miform brightness and 15° wide 

 in zenith. Another lower arch (1) from E.S.E. to 

 E.N.E.5°, alt. 



Upper arch dividing in zenith and drifting S. & W. 

 Lower arch as above. 



Above lower arch blended with upper one, alt. 50°, and 

 extending to zenith ; streamer.s of a greenish hue at the 

 extremities of both arches. Lower arch serpentine in 

 shape in E.S.E. 



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