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Gcittingen 

 Mean Time. 



1883. 

 March, 

 h. m. 

 A.M. 

 14tli 11 28 



P.M. 



— 12 28 



A.M. 



15th 4 20 



— 4 30 



— 4 40 



— 4 55 



— 50 



— 5 5 



Local 

 Mean Time. 



H.F. 



D. 



V.F. 



15 



20 

 30 



35 

 40 



45 

 50 

 55 



8 



8 5 



8 10 



8 15 



8 20 



8 25 



8 30 



1883. 

 March, 

 d. h. m. 



A.M. 



14 3 



— 4 



P.M. 



— 7 57 



8 



7 



8 17 

 8 32 

 8 37 



_ 8 42 



10 52 



— 10 57 



— 11 7 



— 11 12 



— 11 17 



— 11 22 



— 11 27 



— 11 32 



— 11 37 



— 11 42 



— 11 47 



— 11 52 



— 11 57 



A.M. 



15 12 2 



— 12 7 



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

 Arch from S.E. through Spica to W.N.'VV. (1). 



Aurora, like cumulus clouds, from S.E. to W.N.W., 

 extending from 45° alt. in S. to zenith (-5 to 1). 



Arch from E.S.E. to N., 35° alt., very faint except in 

 E.S.E., where (-7). 

 Ditto - - - - -^ 



Arch disappeared except a very faint patch in E.S.E. 



Ditto . . - - - 



Faint streamers (-3) in N.N.W. to 50° alt. Faint patch 



on E.S.E. horizon. 

 Arch (-5) with streamers in N.N.W. from N.N.W. to 

 ■ E.S.E., 30° alt. 



Arch very faint except at extremities and alt. 25° - 

 „ uniform (-7), alt. 50° . - - - 



„ through zenith (1) and diffused in N.N.W. 

 „ irregular and from E.S.E. through zenith to N.W., 

 where striated. 

 ,, diffused and ( • 5) - 

 Above arch very faint in zenith . - - - 



Ditto - - - - - 



„ drifting towards S. and (1) 



„ faint (-5) diffused and through zenith 



Ditto . . - . - 



„ (1) in E.S.E. and irregular to 15° alt. - 

 „ very faint (-3) and alt. 80° in S. 



„ from E.S.E. to W. (1-5), with streamers, and 50° 



alt. in S. 

 „ through Leo just passing Pleiades (1-5) - 

 ,, tlirough zenith ----- 



„ (1) - - - - - - 



Ditto ------ 



„ through Leo, and just passing the moon (1) 

 „ from E., through zenith, diffused in E., and vertical 

 streamers (1). 

 45° alt. in N.W. 

 Ditto, and masses of light in E.N.E. horizon (2) - 

 Above arch from S.E. through Leo and the Moon, and 



diffused masses, like cumulus clouds, (I'o). 

 Double arch from E.S.E., one through Ursa Major and 

 one through the Moon and Pleiades (2), also pyramid- 

 shaped aurora in E.N.E. to 30° alt. 



Ditto - - - - - - 



„ like a semicircle from N.E. through zenith to 

 N.W. (2).- 

 fainter (1) - - - - 



Irreguliir windings from N.E. towards S.E. and through 



zenith to 45" alt. in N.W. (I'S). 

 Above aurora diffused and (1) - - . - 



Ditto -.---- 



Diffused auroral light from 30° alt. tlirough zenith and 



the Moon to N.W. (1). 

 Irregular arch (2) from S.E. through Spica and Leo to 

 W.N.W. 

 „ pulsating and curtain shaped in S.E. (1) 



Arch from S.E. through Leo and Ur.sa Major to N.W., 



slightly prismatic and diffused in S.E. (1"5). 

 Arch from E.N.E. through Arcturus and zenith to N.W., 



slightly prismatic and in rapid motion (1"5). 

 Arch motionless and (1) - - - = 



Broad arch (1 -5) from E. to N.W., 80° alt. 

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

 motion at zenith. 



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