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Gottinpen 

 Mean Time. 



Local 

 Mean Time. 



H.F. 



D. 



V.F. 



1883. 

 March, 

 h. m. 



A.M. 



10th 9 19 



~ 9 23 

 — 9 28 



— 9 o9 



— 10 28 



— 11 28 



11th 6 28 



— 7 28 



— 8 28 



— 9 17 



— 6 28 



P.M. 



— 12 28 



— 1 28 



A.M. 



14th 6 28 



— 78 



— 7 28 



— 7 43 



8 28 



9 28 



10 28 



1883. 



March. 



d. h. m. 



A.M. 



10 12 56 



— 1 



— 1 



— 1 36 



— 25 



— 35 



P.M. 



— 10 5 



— 11 5 



A.M. 



11 12 5 



— 12 54 



— 10 5 



A.M. 



13 4 5 



— 55 



P.M. 



— 10 5 



— 10 45 



— 11 5 



— 11 20 



A. II. 



14 12 5 



1 5 



Sky from E.S.E. to N.N.W. to 20' S. of zenith covered 

 ■with aurora (1). 



The same portion of sky nearly covered with faint patches 



and streaks; on N. horizon brightest ('3). (Magnetic 



instruments much disturbed.) 

 Faint aurora (-3) from E.S.E. to N.N.W., from 5° to 15° 



alt. Streak (-5) in S.W., 10° to 25° alt. 

 Bank of aurora (-3) from E.S.E. to N.N.E. to 6° alt. 



Mass of aurora ("5) in N.N.W., 10° to 3.5° alt. 

 Faint patch (-5) on E. horizon and N.E. 3° alt. 



Mass of streamers ("5) from N.N.W. horizon to 10° alt. - 

 Aurora ('7) from E.S.E. horizon to zenith 



Aui'ora ('7) visible between clouds in E.S.E., 15^ alt., and 

 in zenith. Bright aurora (1) from W.N.W. horizon to 

 20° alt. 



Bright irregular aurora (1"5) from N.W. to N.E., with 

 streamers in r;i|)id motion from 15° to 40° alt. 



The same but faint ('5). Bright prismatic vertical 



streamers (2) in rapid motion from N.E. to E.S.E. 



(Magnetic disturbance.) 

 Faint masses of aurora ("5), like small ciimulus clouds, 



covering the zenith and to 30° alt. N.W. 

 Bright arch (1) from E.S.E. to W., 25° alt. Bright 



diffused rays (2), slightly prismatic, from N.N.W. to 



zenith. 

 Arch (1) from S.E. to W.N.W., 45° alt. in S. - 



Above arch 60° alt. Band from 45" alt. in E. through 



zenith to N.W. (1). 

 Three faint tapering streaks emerging from E. horizon 



to 30° alt. 



Faint band ('7) from E.S.E. through Arcturus and 



zenith to N.W. 

 Arch (2) 6° S. of zenith, visible between clouds in S.E., 



45° alt., and light in N.N.E. , 30° alt., visible through 



clouds. 

 Corona (2). Light visible between clouds in S., 45° alt., 



and in E., 30° and 50° alt. 



Faint streak ("3) in zenith. Faint masses of aurora (-5) 



from S. to S.W., 10° alt. 

 Bright prismatic curtain-shaped aurora (2) in W., 5° alt., 



partly visible between clouds, and drifting towards 



W.S.W. 

 Arch (1) from S.E. to W., 50° alt. 



„ (1-5) with streamers from E.S.E. to N., alt. 10° - 

 Streamers extending irregularly from 50° alt. to 5° alt. 



in E.S.E., and N. at .50" alt. (1), other parts (1 "5). 



Faint .-u-eh (-5) from E.S.E. to W.N.W., 25° alt. 



towards S. 

 Streamers ('7) from 5" alt. in N. to 5° S. of zenith 



Arch (1-5) from N.W. to S.E., 10° alt., and extending in 



masses of diffused and striated aurora with streamers 



to E.S.E. 

 Arch (1) from E.S.E. to N., 10° alt. Diffused arch (1) 



with streamers from 15° alt. in N.E. to S.E., 70° alt. 



The whole sky from S. to W. and Z3nith covered with 



aurora ('5). (Magnetic disturbance.) 

 Faint arch (-5) from E.S.E. to W., 10° alt. Faint 



masses at intervals from N.N.E. to E., alt. 5° (-5). 



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365 

 340 

 346 



300 

 150 

 350 



393 

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377 



312 

 314 



324 



178 

 173 

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