Herriclc's Auroral Register. 



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Clear. No A.B. to 10^ 



Ov't ; rainy to 9^'\ Obs. impos. [uncertain. 



M'y cl'r, but some cl'ds about N. : no A.B. seen to 10'' : obs. slightly 



Almost Avholly ov't. Obs. impos. to Of". 



M'y fl'r, but some cl'ils about N. : no A.B. to 91*", nor at 5'' of 4th. 



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



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



Partly clear. No A.B. to 10'', but obstructed and slightly unc. 



Partly clear. No A.B. to ll**. Obs. tolerably good.' 



Cloudless, but hazy. A very faint A.B. about 8''.* (110) 



Cl'dless, but hazy : no A.B. to O**, or pos. a very fliint light about 9''. 



Cloudy and clear by turns. A decided A.B., but faint.* (HI) 



Cloudy about N., and obs much embarrassed.* (112) 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 9'', and probably all night. 



Cl'r at 6'', but soon obsc. by mist : obs. impos. to 9'', and p. all n't. 



Rainy. Obs. impos. to 10'', and doubtless all night. 



P'y cl'dy : moon : no A.B. susp. to 10'' : none from 2'' to 5'' of 16th, 



Clear. Moon. No A.B. to 10''. [sky being clear. 



Clear. Moon. No A.B. to 9''. 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 9'', and doubtless all night. 



Mostly ov't. Obs. nearly or quite impos. to 9''. 



Clear. Moon. No A.B. to 9''. 



Clear. Moon. No A.B. to 10|\* 



Clear: moon: A.B. ; beingoccupied,didnot obs. itmuch.* (113) 



Cloudless, but smoky. Moon. No A.B. seen to 9'', but obs. unc. 



Cloudy and very smoky. Obs. impos. to 9^''. 



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



Cl'ss, but hazy. No A.B. to moonrise, and none seen after to 9^''. 



Cloudless, but hazy. No A.B. to 9^". 



Clear, but foggy near horizon. No A.B. to 9^*^. 



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



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 10'', and doubtless later. 



Rainy : obs. impos. to 1 0'' : lighter in N., p. from thinness of cl'ds. 



Mostly clear at 6'', then ov't to 11'' : no A.B. at 6'' ; aft, obs. impos. 



Clear. A long low cloud along N. horizon.* 



Ov't to 9'', and later. Obs. impos. to 9''. 



Clear. Possibly a slight auroral light to 10'', but som't unc* (114) 



Violent rain and wind storm : obs. impos. to 11'', and d's all night. 



Clear.* (115) 



Cl'r and cl'dy by turns : no A.B. to 10^'', or pos. a very faint light. 



Clear. Slight A.B. during evening: no streamers to 10''. (116) 



Almost entirely ov't: obs. nearly impos. to 10'', and d's all night.* 



Oct. 8th. — After that nothing seen to lOh. A decided A.B. at 3b 45ra a. m. of 8th : streamers 

 about 6° high, generally drifting to eastward. 



Oct. 10th. — No streamers seen. At 3h a. m. of 11th a segment of light in N. about 3° high. 

 No streamers. 



Oct. 11th. — An unusual light suspected through breaks in the clouds, but not certain ; up to 

 9b. Probably a faint aurora. 



Oct. 21st. — [Prof C. U. Shepard on board Great Western saw auroral display.] 



Oct 22d. — No corona. Red stains, white streamers, some 40° high. 



Nov. 2d. — Above that seems to be a faint unusual light. No streamers seen. I presume it 

 is a faint A.B. ; up to lOh. 



Nov. 4th. — Dr. Chas. Hooker saw an A.B. this morning, 2h a. m. Not very splendid. 



Nov. 6th. — A very slight auroral dawn in N., and slightly uncertain whether it is unusual ; 

 up to lOVi. 



Nov. 9th.— Through breaks in clouds appeared some unusual light in N., but doubtful 



