319 



Gottingen 

 Mean Time. 



1st 



2nd 



1883. 

 May. 

 h. m. 



A.M. 



9 26 



9 30 

 9 35 



9 41 



9 4G 



7 28 



Local 

 Mean Time. 



H.F. 



D. 



V.F. 



1883. 



May. 



d. h. m. 



A.M. 



1 



3rd 10 28 

 4th 10 28 



5th 7 28 



— 8 28 



1 3 



1 7 

 1 12 



— 1 U 



1 23 



P.M. 



11 



A.M. 



2 5 

 2 5 



P.M. 



- 11 5 



A.M. 



5 12 5 



Arch from N.N.W. to E.S.E., 70' ah., partly visible 

 through clouds (1). 

 ,, very faint . - - - - 



„ disappeared except a faint streak in N.N.E., 

 75° alt. (-5). 

 Faint masses (-7) in N.N.W., 20° alt. Faint band from 

 S.E. to.S.S.W., 10" alt. (-5). 

 „ disappeared - - ... 



Arch (-7) from S.E. to W.N.W., 50° alt., from S. 



Streak (2) in N.W. from horizon to 2,5° alt. 

 Bright irregular, ilift'used arch (1) from E.S.E. to W., of 

 a light red colour, 60° alt. 



Faint arch (-5) from S.E. to W., 45° alt. from S. - 



Faint diffused arch from E.S.E. to W.X.W., the N. edge 

 through Ursa Major ("7). 



Diffused and irregular arch from S.S.W. to N., 60° alt. (1 ) 

 Faint streak in zenith - - - - - 



Serpentine auroral light from E. horizon to 4.5° alt. (2) - 



Arch (1-5) from E. to N.N.W., 25° alt. Streak (2) in 



N.W., 30° alt. Sky cloudy overhead. 

 Aurora disapfieared . . - - - 



Arch (1- 5) from E.S.E. to N.W., about 60° alt. Diffused 



masses of light in zenith and N.W. and S.E. of zenith 



Two arches (1) from E.S.E., one through zenith to W., 

 the other 15° S. of zenith to W.S.W. 



„ „ but fainter . . - . 



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



Mass of streamers in E.N.E. (2), prismatic and in rapid 



motion. 

 Faint aurora from E.S.E. to zenith 



Streamers (2) from E.S.E. through zenith to N.N.W. - 



,, disappeared except faint streak in E.S.E. 



Arch (1) from E.S.E. to N.N.W., 50° alt., and a few 

 streamers in zenith (1). 



Faint streak (-ij) in E.S.E., from 1.5° to 4.5° alt. - 

 Bright irregular aurora (1) from 15° alt. in E.S.E. to 5° 



of zenith. 

 Bright streamers (1-5) from N.N.W. to N.N.E., 15° alt. 



Faint arch in S.W. (-3), 20° alt. 



Disappeared - - - - - - 



Segment of arch from E.S.E. to 60° alt. (-8) - 



Faint streamers in S.E. ("7) 



Slightly brighter ------ 



Serpentine, and light more concentrated (1) 

 Extending to .lit. 4.5° and ('9) 



Extending to above Arcturus and ("5) - - - 



Disappeared except nebulous light in S.E. ('2) - 

 Reappeared as at 53m., with patch (1), ait. 5° - 

 Patch alone visible and (■ 7) - _ - - 



As at 55m. 40s. . . - - - 



„ „ and (-6) - 

 Arch from S.E. to W.N.W., 10° S. of zenith (1) 



351 

 352 

 360 



330 

 310 



317 

 312 

 313 



3G8 



323 



314 



9 



83 



111 



398 

 412 



A i:420. 



