299 



Gottingen 

 Mean Time. 



Local 

 Mean Time. 



1883. 

 March, 

 h. m. 



A.M. 



4th 10 28 



— 11 28 



P.M. 



— 12 28 



— 1 28 



A. 51. 



— 3 28 

 5th 4 28 



— 9 28 



— 10 28 



— 11 28 



P.M. 



— 12 28 



— 1 28 



A.M. 



6th 4 28 



— 28 



— 6 28 



— 7 28 



_ 8 28 



— 9 28 



— 10 23 



— Jl 28 



H.F. 



]). 



V.F. 



1883. 



March. 



d. h. m. 



A.M. 



4 2 5 



— 3 



4 5 



5 5 



P.M. 



7 5 



— 8 



1 5 



2 5 



3 5 



10 

 11 



AM. 



6 12 5 

 — 1 5 



Very faint arch from S.E. to N.W., 20^ alt., and several 

 streamers ('5) from E.S.E. to W. S. of zenith 

 30" alt. 



Faint arch (-5) from E.S.E. to W., 15° alt. - 



As above, and faint streak (-5) in N.N.W., 10° alt. 

 Faint arch ('3) from 50° alt. S.E. to W. horizon, 60' alt. 



Masses of aurora from E. to S.E. from horizon to 5 alt. 



Arch from S.E. to N.N.W., 45° alt. (I). 

 Diffused arch (1) from S.E. to N.N.W., from 70° to 90' 



alt., moving from N. to S. Several patches somewhat 



like small cumiilus clouds on N. horizon {'5). 

 Arch (1"5) from E.S.E. to N.N.W. with streamers, 



15° alt. Aurora from S.E. through zenith to N.VV. 



(•5). Two arches ('5) S. of zenith, parallel from 



N.W. to S.E., 30° and 40° alt. 

 Two parallel arches (1) from S.E. to N.W., 25° and 45° 



alt. Irregular arch from E.S.E. to N.N.W., 20° alt. 



(1), and several streaks ('5) in zenith. 

 Bright diffused irregidar arch (2) prismatic, and with 



streamers, from E.S.E. to W.N.W., 70° alt. in S. 



Irregular aurora from S.S.E. to W.S.W., 10° alt. (1). 



Much curtain-shaped, rapidly-moving aurora, (2) and 

 prismatic round and about zenith and to N.W. 

 thereof. 



Ditto suddenly brightening with development of 

 vertical strise. 



Ditto much fainter. Arch (I'o) from E.S.E. to 

 N.N.E., with prismatic streamers 10° alt. 



Very irregular and diffused aurora (1) from E.S.E. 



through zenith to N.N.W. Arch (1) from E.S.E. 



with streamers to N. 

 Band (1-5) from E.S.E. to N., 5° alt. Arch (-5) from 



S.E. to W.S.W., 10° alt. Faint streak in E.S.E., 40' 



alt. Faint masses of aurora on N.N.W. horizon. 

 Bright green patches (2) in W., 10° alt., and N.N.W., 



5° alt. Faint diffused light in E.S.E. to 30° alt. (•5). 

 Masses of curtain-shaped aurora from S.E. to W.N.W. 



through Leo (1). 



The sky from 30" alt. in N. to 25° alt. S. is covered 

 with faint masses of aurora in the shape of clouds and 

 curtains, brightest in N.W. (1). 



Paint diffused arch from S.E. to W., about 60° alt. in S., 

 and another arch from N.E. to W., 40° alt. (-4). 



N., 60° 



alt., 



Very faint arch from E.S.E. to N., 10° alt. 

 Diffused arch ("5 to 1) from E.S.E. to 



brightest at extremities. 

 Two arches (1) from E.S.E. to N., 10° and 30° alt. 

 Diffused arch from E.S.E. to N.W. through zenith, about 



15° wide (1). 



Ditto ...--- 



Irregular arch (2) from 10° alt. in S.E. through zenith to 



N.W., diffused and brightest in zenith. 

 Arch (1-5) from S.E. through zenith to N.W. - 



„ (-5) from S.E. to N.W., 30° alt. Diffused aurora 

 (•5) from E.S.E. through zenith to N.N.W. 



364 

 318 



252 

 235 



41.5 



318 

 319 



310 



270 



593 

 920 



700 



