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Obs, impos. to lO"", and d's all night. 



sky som't hazy and cl'y ; obs, a little unc. 



HerricWs Auroral Register. 



Ov'tatlO^: obs, then impos. ; did not observe early ; then pos, cl'r. 



Ov't, Raining, Obs. impos, to 10**, and doubtless all night, 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 10'\ [moon and clouds. 



Rain at 6'' ; half clear at 10^ : no A,B. to lO*". Obs. unc, on ac't of 



Mostly clear. No A,B. to 10". Moon. 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 10". 



Clear. No A.B. to 10". 



Mostly clear. A,B., moderate,* (53) 



Clear : hazy aboxit horizon. No A.B. 



Ov't. Obs, impos, to 12". 



Ov't. Rain diiring night. 



Clear. No A.B, toll". 



Clear, No A.B. to 10". 



Half clear : no A.B, to 9" 



Ov't, Obs, impos. to 10". 



Half clear at 6" ; raining at 10" : obs. impos. to 11", and p. all night.* 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 10", and probably all night. 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 10^", and probably all night. 



Obs. uncertain on account of clouds ; pos, a faint light about 9". 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 10". 



Ov't; rain between 9" and 10". Obs. impos. to 10". 



No A.B. to 10". Moon. 



Mostly clear. No A.B. to 10". Moon. 



No A.B. to 10". Moon. 



Clear at 6". Obs. nearly impos. to 10" on ac't of clouds and moon. 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 10", and probably all night. 



No A.B. to 10". Moon. 



Clear. No A.B. to 10". Moon. 



Ov't, rain. Obs. impos. to 10". 



Partly ov't. Obs. nearly impos. on account of clouds and moon, 



Ov't, drizzling. Obs. impos. to 10", and doubtless all night. 



Clear. No A.B. to 10". Moon. 



Mostly clear. No A.B. to 10". Moon. 



Mostly clear. No A.B. to 10". Moon. 



Clear. No A.B. to 10", 



Clear. No A.B. 



Half clear : obs. unc, on ac't of clouds ; apparently a faint light. 



Obs. uncertain early in the evening: none at 10", 



Clear. No A.B. to 10". 



Clear. No A.B. to 10". 



Clear, No A,B, to 10". 



Nearly ov't, Obs, nearly impos. 



Clear. No A.B, to 10", 



Clear, No A,B, to 9^", 



Clear, No A,B, to 10". 



Partly clear, Obs. inic. on ac't of clouds. Prob. none to 10''. 



Clear. No A.B. to 10|-". 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 12". 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 10", 



Clear, A.B,, distinct : a low arch with occasional streamers,* ^54) 



Clear, A,B., streamers, some colored, and 40° to 50° high, (55) 



May 14tli. — Chiefly a diffuse illumination about N. horizon, with occasional streamers. 

 May 23d. — Possibly auroral light seen through clouds. 

 June 25th. — Watched for a few minutes only, about lOh 30m. 



