HerricTc's Auroral Register. 



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1846. 



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Ov't. Obs. impos, to lO*", and doubtless all nit^ht. 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 10^^, and no doubt all niglit. 



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



Considerably cl'ded : moon: obs. much embarrased : no A.B. to lO*". 



Mostly clear. Moon. No A.B. seen to lO'^. [A.B. seen. 



Nearly cl'r ; becoming hazy : moon : unwell and c'd not watch : no 



Ov't ; slight rain. Obs. impos. to 10", and d's most of the night. 



Clear. Moon. No A.B. seen to 9^". 



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



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



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



Cl'r to 8" ; aft. m'y ov't to 10|" : no A.B. seen to 8" : moon rose at 7''. 



Cl'r to 7|" : no A.B. : Avithin'till 9", then ov't : at 1 1" cl'r : moon : no 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 10|", and d's all night. [A.B. seen. 



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



M'y ov't; wh'y so after 8" : obs. impos. to 10", and d's all night. 



Partly clear. No A.B. seen to 10", but obs. embarrassed by cl'ds. 



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



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



Clear at 6" : no A.B. : m'y ov't to 8|" ; aft. cle.ar : no A.B. to 10". 



Mostly clear, but at 10" wholly ov't. No A.B. to 94^". 



M'y cl'r : no A.B. to 9|", when n'y ov't : at 2" cl'r in N. except low 



Mostly clear. No A.B. to 10^". [cl'd : no A.B. then. 



Nearly cl'r, becoming hazy d'g the ev'g. No A.B. cert, seen to 9". 



A.B., most of evening obstructed by clouds. (260) 



Clear. No A.B. certainly seen to 10", but somewhat susp. at times. 



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



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 11", and doubtless all night. 



Mostly clear. Moon. No A.B. seen to 10". Within from 7" to 9". 



Very hazy to 9" : moon : obs. n'y impos. to 9" ; aft. more cl'r : no A.B. 



Nearly clear. Moon. No A.B. seen to 11-1^". [seen to 11". 



Mostly clear. No A.B. seen to midnight. 



Clear: moon: no A.B. seen to 11". [very cl'r: no moon: noA.B. 



Ov't to about 10", after cl'ring : moon : no A.B. at 10" 5"" : at 4'' a.m. 



Ov't until 10" at least. Obs. impos. 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 9:^", and doubtless later. 



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



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



Nearly clear. Moon. No A.B. seen to 10". 



Al't wh'y ov't : moon: cl'ds breaking about 9^" : no A.B. then seen. 



Ov't ; rain during night. Obs. impos. to 10", and d's all night. 



Cloudy most of evening to 10".* 



P'y cl'r. No A.B. seen to 10", but N. much obstructed by cl'ds. 



Ov't most of ev'g ; p'y cl'r 9" to 10^": no A.B. seento 10^" : obs. unc. 



Clear.* (261) 



Very clear. No A.B. to 9|". 



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



Mostly ov't, and obs. necessarily uncertain. No A.B. seen to 10|^". 



Feb. 19th. — At various times in the evening I suspected an unusual light in the N., perhaps 

 an A.B., perhaps due to thinness of clouds in that quarter. 



March 14th. — About 8ii suspected some unusual light in N., but probably due to moon just 

 rising. At lOh 30m clear, and uo A.B. 



March 17th. — A very slight auroral illumination, as I think, most of evening, especially about 

 lOh. I saw no arch, no streamers, yet the N. seems lighter than other quarters. The presence 

 of Galaxy in the north seems insufficient to cause the appearances. 



March 19th. — Some slight auroral appearances slightly suspected but very doubtful 



