315 



Gottingen 

 Mean Time. 



1883. 

 April, 

 li. m. 

 A.M. 

 10th 7 28 



11th 6 28 



— 7 30 



— 8 28 



— 9 28 



— 10 28 



— 11 28 



12th 



13th 

 14th 



15th 



16th 



17th 



18th 



Local 

 Mean Time. 



1883. 



April. 



d. h. m. 



P.M. 



9 11 5 

 10 10 5 

 — 11 7 



11 12 



— 1 

 2 



— 3 



A.M. 

 5 



5 

 5 

 .5 



P.M. 



— 10 



— 10 57 



— 11 5 



— 11 17 



— 11 34 



— 11 37 



— 11 40 



— 12 



A.M. 



12 12 5 



— 12 34 



— 1 5 



— 25 



13 12 5 



P.M. 



— 9 5 



— 11 5 



A.M. 



14 12 5 



— 12 27 



— 12 42 



P.M. 



15 10 5 



A.M. 



16 12 5 



— 2 5 



— 3 5 



P.M. 



— 10 



— 11 5 



A.M. 



17 12 5 



— 1 5 



P.M. 



— 11 10 



A.M. 



18 12 57 



— 1 5 



— 1 34 



Faint patches visible between clouds from N. to E., 



25^ alt. 

 Diffused arch (-7) from E.S.E. to N.W. through zenith, 



extending from thence about 4.5° towards S.S.W. 

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



Another arch from E.S.E. to W.N.W., 8° alt. 



Irregular mass of aurora fiom E.S.E. to W., alt. from 



70° to 80° (1). 

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



masses of aurora in S. and S.E. ('7). 

 Diffused masses of aurora from E.S.E. to N.W. through 



zenith (1), and 60° wide. 

 Band (1) from Arcturus to W.N.W., and arch (-7) from 



S.E. to W.N. W., .30° alt. 

 Arch (1) from S. to S.W., 20° alt. Patches of .aurora 



(1) on N.N.W. horizon. 



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

 Irregular striated aurora (1) from N.W. to E.S.E., 25° 

 alt., with streamers to zenith. 

 Ditto from N.W. to E., 15° to 25° aU. 

 Corona in zenith ('H) - 

 Striated arch (1) from W. to E.S.E., 45° alt 



Curtain-shaped aurora (1) from W. to E.S.E., with faint 

 streamers 45° to 90° alt. 



Irregular diffused arch ( • 5) from N.W. to N.N.E., 50° 

 alt. Streak (11 from E.S.E. through zenith. 



Irregular aurora (1) from N.N.W. to N., 8° to 25° alt. - 



Mass of aurora (-5) in N.AV., G° to 10° alt. Streak (1) 

 in zenith. 



Faint arch (-3) from N.W. to N.N.E., 10° alt. - 



Bright mass of aurora (1) on E.S.E. horizon partly 

 visible through clouds. Sky overcast. 



Very faint arch from E.S.E. to N., 15° alt. 



Arch (-7) from E.S.E. through zenith to N.W. - 



H.F 



D. 



V.F. 



„ (-7) from S.E. toN.W., 70°alt. •• 

 Faint arch from E.S.E. through zenith to N.N.W, 

 visible through clouds. Sky overcast 



„ disappeared . - - - 



partly 



Faint .streak (-5) in N.N.W., 15° alt. - 



Faint striated aurora ('3) from E.S.E. to zenith 



Faint curtain-shaped aurora ( ' 5) in S.E., from 5° to 10° .alt. 



A few streamers in W., the same alt. as the moon (1). 

 Band of aurora (I'S) from S.E. to W.N.W. through 



zenith, prismatic, and pulsating in zenith. 

 Streamers (1) in S.E., 10° alt., and in W. (-7), 15° alt. - 

 Diffused arch (-7) from S.E. through zenith to N.W. - 



Faint band (-5) from S.E. through Arcturus to N.W. - 

 Band (7) from S.E. throush Arcturus to N.W. Band 



from S.E. through Ursa Major to W.N.W. (-7). 

 Three vertical streamers (1) in E.S.E., 10° to 30° alt. - 



Curtain-shaped prismatic aurora from E.S.E. to W., alt. 



25° to 45° (2). 

 Irregular and diffused aurora from E.S.E. through zenith 



to N.W., about 15° wide (1). 

 Irregular aurora (-8) from ii.W. to zenith 



333 

 347 

 372 



360 



308 

 307 

 295 



293 



426 

 309 

 240 



183 



