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Gottingen 

 Mean Ti!i:e. 



Local 

 Meau Time. 



H.F. 



v.r. 



1883. 

 February, 

 d. h. m. 



P.M. 



28 7 32 



7 37 



— 7 42 



7 47 

 7 52 



7 57 



8 12 



8 27 



8 37 



8 47 



8 57 



9 7 

 9 22 



— 9 32 



— 9 47 



— 9 57 



— 10 2 



— 10 12 



— 10 22 



— 10 32 



— 10 37 



— 10 52 



— 11 7 



— 11 27 



— 11 32 



— 11 57 



March. 



A.M. 



1 12 7 



— i: 



32 



Arcbes divided. Upper one faint, (-5). Lower one 30° 



alt. and upper edge ("o) lower (2). Another arcli (I) 



from E. to E.X.E., 3° alt. 

 Upper arch disappeared except a faint patch in W.N.W., 



20° alt. Centre arch (1'5) and slightly-prismatic, 40° 



alt. Lower arch (-3) very faint. 

 Centre arch less bright, except in W.N.W., where striated 



(2). Lower arch as before. 

 Centre arch (inly remains, and is diffused (1), alt. 60° - 

 Above arch (1) through zenith and regular except in 



E.S.E. 

 Above arch alt. 70° and (-7) except in W.N.W. (1). 



Faint patch in N.W., alt. 10° (-5). Faint streak (-5) 



in zenitii. 

 Above arch (1 "5) from .S.E. through Leo and zenith to 



N.W. 



Ditto - - - - - • - 



Arch through Ursa Major, Leo, and Prccyon; streamers 



on N. edge. 

 Arch through Orion and Pleiades (1) - - - 



Arch striated and diffused .... 



Two more arches (2) from S.E. extending to Leo - 

 Arch as before (1) through Orion and Pleiades, and a 



diffused muss of light in S.E. adjoining the arch, 



extending to 30° alt. 

 Another arch ("5) from S.E. through zenith to about 20° 



alt. in JSl.W., and diffused masses of light either side 



of arches in S.E. 

 „ disappeared except the arch through Orion, 



which is slightly prismatic and making volute motions 



in X.W. Streamers on the arch 45' alt. (1*5). 

 ,, disappeared. Band from S.E. through zenith, 



prismatic, and pulsating with great rapidiiy. 

 Three bands, one through, and one on either side of 



zenith, with winding streaks between the bands as well 



as streamers ; the whole prismatic (2), moving and 



pulsating in all directions. 

 Irregular arch (1) from E. to X.W., alt. 30°, and pris- 

 matic. Also patches and streamers from S.E. to W., 



45°. alt in S. 

 Above arch (-5). Another arch (2) from N.N.E. to 



W.N.W., prismatic, and pulsnting. Pyramids of light 



on N. horizon. 

 Latter arch through zenith and just passing the Pleiades 



to ^V. 

 „ disappeared except band (1) from N.N.E. 



curving alons; the horizon to S.E., through Leo and 



Pleiades to W.N.W. (1). 

 Above band, diffused through Leo, Procyon, and Pleiades 



to W.N.W. (1-5). 

 Diffused masses of light (To) from N.E. and S.E., 



passing S. of zenith to W.N.W., about 20° wide. 

 Ditto. Band (1) from N.E. to N.W., 40° alt. - 



Ditto. Band disappeared ... 



Above band prismatic (2) and moving with great rapidity 



in circular motions. 



Irregular aicli from E.S.E. through zenith to N.W., 

 striated (2) and slightly prismatic, about 10° wide, and 

 pulsating from E. to N. on N. side of arch and from 

 N. towards S. on S. side. 



Irregular arch from E.S.E. to W. appearing like confused 

 masses in E.S.E. and forked in W., from 50 ' alt. in S. 

 to zenith {I'o). A few faint (-7) streamers from 

 E.S.E. to E.N.E., 10° alt. 



