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Herriek''s Auroral Register. 



Mostly ov't, Obs. nearly impos. to 10'\ Moon. No A.B. seen. 



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



Ov't. Obs. impos. to lO^I^*^, and doubtless all night, 



M'y cl'r : moon: no A.B. seen to ll^** : within doors most of ev'g. 



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



Too cloudy for obs. most of evening. At ll*" nearly clear. 



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



Ov't. Obs. impos. to ll'\ and doubtless later. 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to ll'\ and doubtless all night. 



Clear most of evening. No A.B. to lO^'': at ll"" ov't. 



Ov't until about g'^ ; lifter that mostly clear. No A.B. to lO''. 



Very clear. No A.B. to 104^^'. 



Partly clear, but hazy. No A.B. seen to 10|^. 



Clear. No A.B. to lO^". 



Mostly clear, but at times ov't in N. No A.B. to 9^''. 



Clear. No A.B. to 11*^. Within doors most of evening. 



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



Ov't most of ev'g; cl'rto 7'^ind at 11"^ : no A.B.'either time. [F.B.] 



Clear. No A.B. to 10^^, and none at 4^'^ to 5^ of 3d. 



Clear. No A.B. to 10^^ 



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



Very clear. Moon begins to interfere. No A.B. seen to 10*^. 



Very clear. Moon.* (218) 



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



Almost wholly ov't. Obs. impos. to 11'', 



Cl'r in part, but obs. much embarrassed : moon : no A.B. seen to lO''. 



Ov't and rainy, Obs. impos. to ll'\ and doubtless all night. 



Very cleai*. Moon, No A.B. certainly seen.* 



Wholly ov't. Obs. impos. to 10'\ and doubtless all night. 



Ov't and raining : obs. impos. to midnight : cl'ds then breaking up. 



Very clear. Moon. No A.B. seen to 9''. 



Ov't. Moon. Obs. nearly impos. to 9"^. 



Ov't; snowing after 8''. Obs. impos. to 10''. 



Clear. A decided A.B. to 8'', when the moon rose.* (219) 



Al't wh'y ov't: obs. impos. to 10'': partly clear after lOf' to 11'', 



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



Mostly clear to 8'' ; after that too cloudy for obs. : no A.B. seen to 8''. 



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



Almost wholly ov't. Obs. impos. to 9^", and probably all night. 



Clear to about 10'', when the sky was hazy: no A.B. seen: within 



Clear. No A.B. to 9:^'' [doors most of evening. 



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



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



Ov't; snowing and rain. Obs. impos. to 11'', and d's all night. 



Ov't to 7'' ; m'y cl'r at 9'', but soon grew hazy : no A.B. seen to 10^''. 



Tolerably clear. No A.B. to 10^''.* 



March 6tli. — Fine display of the A.B. Light first seen as soon as darkness permitted obser- 

 vation, about 71i. Seen as late as llh ; not watched very thoroughly. Scarcely any streamers; 

 a distinct arch 5° or 8° high at times, and luminous spots in the arch. About 100° on horizon 

 illumined. Scarcely any trace visible at 4h 30m a. m. of 7th. 



March 11th. — Yet' there seemed to be some unusual light around the N. horizon. Probably 

 not an A.B. 



March 17th. — None seen after to 91i, but no careful observation made. A general auroral light 

 in N. horizon; no streamers reported. Being occupied, did not see the A.B. 



March 29th. — A.B. seen at Dunse and Makerstoun, Scotland. — Mentioned in London Athe- 

 ncEM/n, May, 1843. 



