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June 



Ov't to 9'' at least. 



Clear. 

 Clear. 

 Clear. 

 Clear. 



Clear. 



to 9J 



(422) 



Moon. No A.B. at 8f^. 



Moon. No A.B, seen to 9^. 



Moon. No A.B. seen to 8f^. 



No A.B. to 9"^. 



No A.B. to 9'', 

 Clear, but hazy about horizon. No A.B. 

 Cloudless, but hazy. No A.B. at 8f''. 

 Clear after about 8|'\ No A.B. to 9'\ 

 Clear. Slight A.B.", hardly certain until about 9i^* 

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

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

 Mostly ov't. Obs. nearly impos. to lO*^. No A.B. seen. 

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

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

 Partly clear to about 9^, and no A.B. After that becoming cl'y. 

 Mostly ov't, and after about 9'' wholly so.* " (423) 



Clear. A.B. all the evening.* j424) 



Sky embarrassed by clouds early part of evening.* (425) 



Mostly clear. A.B.* (426) 



Partly clouded. Slight A.B. ; no streamers seen. (■^^'7) 



Mostly clear. No A.B. to 9^'\ but obs. necessarily imperfect. 

 Mostly ov't, and obs. nearly impos. N'> A,B. seen to 9''. 

 No A.B. seen or suspected. 

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

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

 Obs. impos. to 9'', and doubtless all night. 

 Obs. impos. to 9'*, and doubtless all night. 

 Oils, impos. to 9'\ and probably all night. 



Moon. No A.B. seen to 9'\ 

 Nearly clear. Moon. No A.B. seen to 9'\ but obs. imperfect. 

 M'yov't: moon: obs. n'y or quite impos. to 9^ [to 10'* as reported.] 

 E. C. H. at Lyme. Sky much clouded. No A.B. seen at 9^*. 

 E. C. H. at Lyme. Sky partly clouded, and obs. n'y impos. to 9^'". 

 Much cloudect. Obs. nearly impos. to 9^**. 



Cl'r : slight A.B. ab't 9f' ' ; several streamers 10° or 15° high. (428) 

 Ov't at 9'' : obs. n'y impos. : A.B. strongly susp. by Mr. J. Edmands. 

 Mostly ov't. At 10^** nearly clear, and no A.B., as I am told. 

 Ov't. Obs. impos. to 9i'' at least. 

 Clear. No A.B. at lO*"." 



Clear. No A.B., as reported to me.* (429) 



Clear. A.B. all the evening.* (430) 



Clear. No A.B. at 9f^ 



Clear. Did not observe personally. No A.B., fide Mr. J. Edmands. 

 Clear : no A.B. at 10|^'' to 1 1'', as reported to me : did not myself obs. 



Ov't. 

 Ov't. 

 Ov't. 

 Clear. 



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May Mth. — Then only a faint low light. About — h a few streamers 10° to 20° high, seen by 

 others. 



May ITtls. — A.B., as I concluded, about Sh 45m ; seen in clear spaces among clouds, almost be- 

 yond doubt. 



May ISth.^Oeneral light, rather strong, but not extensive ; in amplitude 60°, more or less, 

 altitude 10*^, more or less. No streamers seen. 



May 19th. — After IWi sky more clear. A.B. general bright illumination. No streamers seen. 

 I did not observe the A.B. myself 



May 20th. — General light and some streamers about lOh. 



June 10th.— Mr. F. Bradley saw slight A.B. about llh. 



June 11th. — General light in the N. with some streamers, from an early hour to, say, about 

 9h. A serpentine belt from E. to W. from about 9h 30m to 9h 5Sm. 



