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IlerricFs A7iroral Register. 



Clear ; slightly smoky. IS^o A.B. to 10^''. Moon.* 



Ov't; rain from easterly quarter. Obs. impos. to 10''. 



Ov't to 9^*^ ; nearly clear then. No A.B. seen. Moon near the full. 



Ov't and raining to 11*". Obs. impos. Snow during night. 



Clear to 7^'' (moonrise). No A.B., and none seen to 10'^. 



Ov't to 9^*", and probably all night, Obs. impos. Snow storm. 



Very clear. No A.B. to 9|'\ 



Very clear. No A.B. to 10^ 



Mostly clear. Faint, but decided A.B. at 8", and up to 10\* (84) 



Clear. No A.B. to 10^ 



Clear. No A.B. to 10". 



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



Ov't to 9^*^, and obs. impos. ; clearing at 10'\ but no A.B. seen.* 



Very clear. A.B. seen from dark : diiFuse light with low arch.* (85) 



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



Clear. No A.B. to 10". 



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



Clear. No A.B. to 10". 



Very clear. Slight A.B.* (86) 



Partly clear. No A.B. to 10", or pos. a very faint I't, but doubtful. 



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



Mostly ov't, and moon. Obs. nearly impos. to 10". None seen. 



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



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



Ov't ; drizzle. Obs. impos. all night. 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 10", and probably most of the night. 



Mostly ov't. Obs. impos. to 10". [have been detected. 



M'y ov't in N. : moon : obs. nearly impos. to 10" : none but No. 1 c'd 



Clear. No A.B. seen to 10". Bright moonlight. 



Clear. No A.B. Bright moonlight. 



Mostly ov't in N. Obs. nearly impos. to 10": moon: none susp. 



Smoky : obs. n'y impos. to 1 0" on ac't of this and moon : none susp. 



Ov't : obs. impos. to 10" and d's all n't : rain during n't : full moon. 



Clear. No A.B. to 10". 



Clear. No A.B. to 10". Moon rose 10'" after close of twilight. 



M'y cl'r, hazy. No A.B. seen to moonrise (about 9"), and none aft. 



Clear. No A.B. to 10". 



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



Clear, but hazy. No A.B. to 10|". 



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



Cl'ss, but hazy : no A.B. seen to 9^" : obs. near hor. dif : p. none. 



Mostly clear. No A.B. to 9^". 



Very clear. Very taint A.B., scarcely visible before 9".* (87) 



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



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



Densely ov't. Obs. impos. to 10", and d's all night : began to rain. 



Ov't : high wind and driving rain. Obs. impos. 



Ov't : rain storm from N.N.E. Obs. impos. all night. 



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



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Feb. 25th. — Possibly a very faint light in N., but uncertain on account of moon. 



March 5th. — Streamers 40° high after lOli, as Mr. H. L. Smith informs me. 



March 9th. — Perhaps a very faint appearance of A.B. 



March 10th. — I saw no streamers, but I watched only a short time. 



March 15th. — A soft low light in N. quarter up to lOh. No streamers. 



April 8th.— Seen up to lOh lOm ; merely low difluse light. 



