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stretched across zenith (apex 5° S.E. of zenith) clown to W.S.W. The light was very diffused 

 and cloud-like. No vertical rays visible. Breadth of arc in N. by E. 5° and from 2° to 4°. 

 Some isolated luminous patches remained fairly dense and persistent. 



August 27. — A few minutes before midnight dense patches of aurora in zenith and little to E. of zenith. 

 Only visible for a few minutes. 



Had entirely disappeared at midnight. Sky partly misty. 



August 28-29. — (Plate 11.) Midnight. Faint arc in N.E., extending from 12" to zenith, fading in 

 places and becoming patchy. Streamers from zenith, liut very faint. Also small patches in and 

 near zenith. Temperature, - 9°. b. Wind N.E., 3. 



2h. a.m. Double arc in E.S.E. to S. Lower one luminous and very steady, altitude of 

 centre 12°. Upper one, consisting of rays, about 45° in length, moving quickly from W. to 

 E. and also varying its distance from the lower arc. Neither very bright. Wind N., 1. b. 



-5°r. 



4h. a.m. Very bright streamers in N. and N.E., extending to zenith. Faint streamers in 

 S.W. from zenith to 45°. Bright glare from E. to S., altitude 10°. Arc from N.E. to S.E., 

 altitude 70°, of rapidly moving streamers, with curtains forming and fading quickly. Brilliant 

 patches in and about zenith. Solitary faint streamer from zenith to points between E. and S.W. 

 - 18° -8 F. b. Calm, ice crystals falling. 



September 9. — Midnight. Very faint auroral light in N.W. Temperature zero. N.N.E., 2 Ci.-s cloud, 2. 



September 18. — Very faint aurora in zenith at lOh. 30m. p.m. Temperature, -23° F. E., 1. No 

 clouds. 



September 19. — Midnight. Faint aurora, extending from N.E. to S.W. TemiDerature, - 20°. Calm. b. 



September 19. — Midnight. Faint aurora, with vertical rays visible in N.E. Temperature, -15° '2 F. 

 E., 4-5. St. 4. (Too much daylight, aurora now invisible.) 



1903. 



March 29. — 1 Ih. p.m. to midnight. Very faint auroral curtain, from about 10° W. of zenith down to within 

 10° of W. horizon. Light at times scarcely visible, and at its maximum intensity but little 

 brighter than the " Milky Way." Temperature, + 7° F. Calm, no clouds. 



(This is the first indication of an aurora visible to the eye since September of last year.) 



March 30. — Midnight. Very faint auroral light near zenith. Temperature, - 1° F. Wind E., 3-4. b. 

 At 2h. and 4h. a.m., faint aurora near zenith. - 1° F. Wind E., 4-5. b. 



April 3. — 2h. a.m. Broad and somewhat faint auroral band, some 30° above S.W. horizon, extending 

 towards, but not reaching zenith. Varying intensity, more defined edge N.W. side. 



April 4.— Midnight (3rd). Faint auroral arc to S., about 40° altitude. Another arc, about 15° altitude 

 brighter than stars of 3rd magnitude. Direction of movement, from E. to W. rather rapid. 

 Two long streamers from S.W. to S. to zenith. The whole display very faint. Cloudless sky. 

 Temperature, - 10° F. N.E., 2-3. 



Oh. 30m. a.m. — Faint arc of streamers to S., altitude about 5°. All streamers short and 

 arc disconnected at times. Movement very rapid from E. to W. Phenomenon very faint. 

 Disconnected streamers near zenith from E., S.W., and W. 



Ih. Om. a.m. Five distinct arcs, the lower one about 12° in altitude, and the upper one 

 at the zenith. Movement E. to W. rapid. Intensity of light at times dimming stars of 2nd 



