RECORD OP AURORAL PHENOMENA. 13 



At Sea.— Lat. 59° 58' N. Long. 59° 53' W. August 4, 1819. Franklin. 



"At nine p. m., brilliant coruscations of the Aurora Borealis appeared, of a pale ochre color, with 

 a slight tinge of red, in an arched form — crossing the zenith from A! W. to S.E., but after- 

 wards they assumed various shapes, and had a rapid motion." — Franklin, I, 12. 



N. B. — 1. Arch crossing zenith from N. W. to S. E. 

 2. Various shapes ; rapid motion. 



Hoarak (Greenland).— Lat. 59° 59' N. Long. 44° 3G' W. March 21, 1829. Graaii. 



"At eight o'clock this evening, we saw an Aurora Borealis in the form of a luminous arch stretching 

 from A. E. to S. IF., 30° high; and, shortly after, three others, stretching from E. S. E. to 

 W. S. IF, the loftiest of which reached nearly to the zenith." — Graah, p. CO. 



N. B.— 1. Luminous arch, N. E. to S. W., 30° high. 

 2. Three others, from E. S. E. to W. S. W. 



At Sea.— Lat. GO N. Long. 56° W. October 6, 1818. Robertson. 



"Strong gales and squally, with snow and sleet. Observed the whole sky suddenly illuminated, 

 which lasted five or six minutes. This might be aurora in the zenith. Wind N. N. \V., mode- 

 rating towards noon." — 1 John Ross (Robertson), App., exxii. 



N. B. — 1. Whole sky suddenly illuminated. 



2. This might be aurora in the zenith. 



Kikkertak (Greenland).— Lat. 60° 4' N. Long. 43° 2' W. April 12, 1829. Graaii. 



"In the evening of the 12th, some unusually brilliant coruscations of the Aurora Borealis were seen 

 in the E. and A E. They seemed to proceed'from out of a thick bank of fog, about 6° or 8° 

 above the horizon; and, after passing the zenith, appeared to be transformed into light clouds, 

 for such were seen to flit past the moon, in the southwesterly region of the heavens, while the 

 northern was without a cloud. 

 They had no sensible effect on the magnetic needle." — Graah, p. 63. 



N. B. — 1. Brilliant coruscations in the E. and N. E. ; seemed to proceed from a thick bank of fog. 



2. After passing zenith, appeared to be transformed into light clouds. 



3. No sensible effect on the magnetic needle. 



Davis's Strait.— Lat. 60° 10' N. Long. 49° 40' "W. August 2, 1852. Inglefield. 



"A good deal of ice encountered off Capes Farewell and Desolation. Aurora in yellow aud reddish 

 coruscations on the western sky, extending near the zenith." — Inglelield, p. 201. 



At Sea.— Lat. G0° 30' N. 25° W. Friday, October 13, 1820. Parry. 



"At seven p. m. on the 13th, the wind being squally from the N. N. "W., the Aurora Borealis began 

 to display itself in a bright luminous patch in the northeast, resembling, as usual, the light of the 

 moon behind a dark cloud. 

 From this point, faint and narrow coruscations shot upwards, passing a little to the northwestward 

 of the zenith, and appearing to come down to the W. by S. 



