Bradley's Auroral Register. 



141 



1844. 



Too cloufly to allow good obs. at 8'' ; looked out at 10'\ too cloudy ; 



again at 1 1^1^'' ; quite light in N. under large cloud, but think there 



was no A.B. 

 Clear. No A.B. to 9". 

 Clear to 10''. Cloud in N. and W. with lightning. No A.B. Cl'y 



about lOf", and rain. Clear at 1U'\ No A.B. 

 Ov't early in evening. At S\^ very fiiir. Clear at lOV' to 1 1'', and 



probably later. No A.B. Looked rather light in N.E. between 



clouds; doubtful about there being any A.B. at 9f"\ 

 Clear early in ev'g ; at 10'' clouded in N. ; at 1 1^" clear. No A.B. 

 No A.B. Watching for meteors from 9^'' to 3*' a.m. Clouds con- 

 cealed three-eighths of them; five persons saw 367 meteors. 



Ov't after 5'' 5'". 

 Somewhat cloudy early in evening ; at ^^ fair. Moon. No A.B, 

 Hazy in early part of evening. No A,B. to 9''. 

 Scattering clouds in N. to 8^''. No A.B. 

 Clear. No A.B. at 10''. 

 Clear. No A.B. to 10''. Susp. an A.B. at 10|'', but very doubtful; 



saAV no streamers. 

 Clear. No A.B. to 10:^". Rather light in N. about 1 1^. 

 Clear. About 9^'' suspected an A.B. ; saw no streamers. Moon 



shining most brilliantly. 

 Clouds fill the sky, with here and there clear spaces. Moon. No 



A.B. at 9''. None at 10\ 



Thin clouds : at 9'' clear streak on N. hor. about 4° Avide. No A.B. 

 Clear : rather light in N. at 8f '' : hardly think there Avas any A.B. 

 Cloudy to 7'', with a slight sprinkle of rain. Clear from 8'' to ll\ 



Suspicion of A.B. ; saw no streamers in a few minutes Avatch. 

 Ov't to 8'', and perhaps later. Clear at 10'', but hazy in N. Clear 



at 12''. No A.B. 

 Ov't to lO**, Avith slight snoAV storm. Clear streak in N. at 11'' and 



perhaps before, about 8° or 9° from horizon ; heaAy cloud over it. 

 Ov't: began to cl'r ab't 8" ; crrat9.V'': moon: noA.13. : ov'tatlO^ 

 Hazy, Avith a fcAV clouds ; north considerably obstructed by clouds 



at times: tolerably good obs. No A.B. to 104^''. 

 Cl'y from hor. up 20° ; very thick, dusty atmosphere : ov't 



after 9'' ; tolerably clear at 10^ No A.B. 

 Clear to 12''. Moon. Suspected a slight A.B. about 11^'' ; 



streamers, no arch, but diffiise light. 

 Ov't to 10". At 11'' north nearly clear. No A.B. 

 Thick cloud on the N. hor. about 10° high; otherwise clear. No 



A.B., though it Avas very light just above the cloud, and behind 



it (prob. daylight), at 9i'' to^p. At 9|'' scarce any of this light. 

 Ov't to 9^'' ; quite hazy at 10". 



Clear at Ridgefield, Conn. No A.B. to 9". Moon. 

 Quite hazy ; "some clouds. No A.B. at 9" to 9;^". 

 North obstructed to 9tV" ; after that clear, and a fiiint auroral arch 



Avas visible, not defined beloAV, but pretty Avell defined above. 



No streamers. Extent 60° or 70° on horizon ; did not much re- 

 semble an auroral arch as they usually appear. 

 Clear to 9". No A.B. After 9" cloudy to 10", and probably later. 



(It is probable that Mr. Hei-rick's reference to Mr, Bradley [see 



p. 74] at this date is an error. This date ought not therefore to 



have been numbered in Herrick's Register.) 



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