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Minor auroras. 



March 9. — In the evening the sky was clear and serene. I saw an 

 auroral arch in the north, having its centre coinciding with the mag- 

 netic meridian. 



March 12. — In the evening, saw the aurora borealis. 



March 17. — In the evening, saw a fourth class aurora borealis. 



Parhelia. 



3Iarch 1*7. — Soon after sunrise I observed two parhelia, one on each 

 side of the sun, which remained visible at least two hours. 

 3Iarch 19. — After sunrise I saw a parhelion. 



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Aurora horealis. 



November 10. — In the evening I saw an auroral display, con- 

 sisting of a number of short streamers beset around the magnetic 

 norlh. While gazing on theee I beheld a meteor resembling an 

 electric spark, which suddenly emerged from a brilliant streamer that 

 lay in the magnetic meridian, and vanished in a moment. It a])peared 

 to have a lateral and downward movement of about 2°. Color of 

 streamers yellowish white. 



November 11. — In the evening I observed an auroral exhibition, 

 which was much more brilliant than that of the 10th instant. The 

 streamers reached a height of 45°, being intensely bright, and of a 

 yellowish white color. 



Solar halo. ^ 



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1853 — 3Iay 2*7. — When the sun had descended about a semi-diam- 

 eter of its lower limb, below the horizon in the west, I saw the fol- 

 lowing semi-circle of a solar halo. The interior diameter of the circular 

 halo was about 8°, and its exterior diameter 18°. Its interior was 

 crimson colored, and the several prismatic hues were depicted out- 

 ward in succession. It was very brilliant, and a beautiful object for 

 contemplation. 



Aurora horealis. 



June 2. — In the evening, saw an auroral exhibition. The streamers 

 were quite brilliant, long, and slender. 



June 27. — At a little past SA. in the evening I saw a fine aurora. 

 It was in the form of a great arch, about 140° in length, and from 2° 

 to 3° in breadth. The arch on the east approached within 3° o^ Alt air ; 

 on or near the meridian it passed through Coro7ia Borealis ; and its 

 western extremity was near (^ Leo7iis. It was very brilliant ; and I 



