IlerricJc's Auroral liegister. 



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Ov't to 8''. After tliat very clear.* (77) 



Ov't from 6'' to 10'' : p'y cPr for a sliort time at 1 0'' : obs. n'y impos. 



Mostly clear all evening. Very clear from 10''. No A.B. to 1 1''. 



Ov't. 01)s. nearly or quite impos. to 11''.* 



Ov't from 9P to 11''.* (78) 



Mostly cl'r : no A.B. to 1 1'', or pos. a very faint light : clear at dawn. 



Very clear : slight A.B. about 7:^'' ; a very taint diffuse I't after. (79) 



Mostly ov't. Obs. nearly impos. to 10''. None suspected.* 



Mostly ov't. Obs. nearly impos. to 10''. None suspected. 



Clear. Fine A.B. from end of twilight to 10'' at least.* (80) 



Hazy. Obs. nearly impos. to 10''. 



Ov't to between 9'' and 10''.* (81) 



Ov't and snowing all evening. Obs, impos. to 11''.* 



Clear. No A.B.'to 12''. 



Clear. No A.B. to 10''. 



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



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 9^'' at least, and prob. later. [obs. impos. 



Ov't to 8'', aft. m'y cl'r to 9^'' : no A.B. seen between ; at other times 



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



Partly clear. No A.B. seen. Obs. difficult and uncertain. 



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



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



Ov't, snow. Obs. impos. to 10^'\ 



Clear. No A.B. to 10''. 



M'y ov't : obs. nearly impos. to 10'' ; none seen, and yet som't susp. 



Mostly clear.* (82) 



Very clear. No A.B. to 10'', or (barely possible) a very faint light. 



Very clear. No A.B. to 10''. 



Ov't to 9'^, after that clear. No A.B. to 10'\ 



Ov't to 11'^, and doubtless all night. Quiet rain. Obs. impos. 



Very clear. No A.B. to 9^''. 



Ov't. No obs. possible to 9'', and doubtless to 10''. [after 9'' ov't. 



Ov't to 8" ; from 8'' to 9'' partially cl'r but hazy : no A.B. seen then ; 



Very clear. No A.B. to 10". 



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



Clear; slightly hazy. No A.B. to 10". 



Ov't and somewhat rainy. Obs. impos. to 10" at least. 



Clear to 8". After, ov't. No A.B. to 8". 



Ov't, and rainy. Obs. to 10" (at least) impos. 



Very clear : moon : low auroral bank during most of evening. (83) 



M'y cl'r most of ev'g : no A.B. seen to 9^'', but obs. unc. and difficult. 



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



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



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



Ov't to 9" ; partly clear at 10" : no A.B. then visible : moon interf. 



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



Jan. 10th. — Auroral bow of much constancy and brightness. A few streamers 10° or 20" 

 high between 9h and lOh. 



Jan. 13th. — About 9h, through a break in the clouds, saw some light, but probably nothing 

 unusual. Overcast at 6h a. m. (14th). 



Jan. 14th. — A narrow strip of clear sky for about 160° around the N., very bright ; doubtless an 

 A.B. behind. Mostly overcast at 6h a. m. (15th) ; some light in north. 



Jan. 17th.— [Aurora Australis seen this day, — Year Book of Facts, 1840, p. 276.] 



Jan. 19th. — Not many streamers, but many arched spots — one in horizon S. of E. 



Jan. 21st. — After it cleared some auroral light, or a low bank, or arch, in north. 



Jan. 22d.— Reddishness (?) of clouds about 7h (?). 



Feb. 4th. — Faint auroral light, but undoubted ; from about S'' 30m onward. 



