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There is little doubt there is an aurora; along withit, however, there is the phenomenon of auroral- 
like cirrous streaks. A series of arches of cirrous streaks extend from WSW. to NE., altitude 
of the highest 45° above NNW., breadth of streaks about 8°, then a belt of sky, and from 25° or 
so above the horizon the whole is aurora or cirri, or both, with dark streaks amidst ; the moon- 
light renders all doubtful. 
Cirrous streaks within 10° of zenith. 
The cirrous arches in strips now cover nearly the whole sky, rising from SW by W.and NE.? A 
lunar halo is formed in the streaks. Afterwards the cirri moved off towards SE. 
Auroral light to N.; rendered faint by the moonlight. 11> 10™ and 125 10™. Auroral light. 13% 
10™. Faint auroral light. 
Aurora, Streamers? vear horizon. Linear cirri radiate from SSW., a lunar halo is formed in 
them, which is barred by the strips of cirri; cirro-stratus on N. horizon. 
Aurora not well marked on account of the bright moonlight. 
Clear to N.; sky very milky near horizon. 
The sky seems rather light, especially to NNW. and SSE., the former probably due to faint aurora, 
the latter to a rising moon ? the banks of clouds on both these points render it difficult to deter- 
mine, Two or three flashes of lightning seen about 104. 
Auroral light to N,? seen above cirro-stratous scud; doubtful, however, from moonlight. 
Sky milky ; the moon projects the shadow of the clouds in the air. Faint aurora? Stormy about 12>. 
Faint auroral light to NNW.; sky milky. 
Aurora rather brighter, brightest near N.; pulsations ? 
Less bright ; cirri radiate from NNW. ; sky milky, whiter in some places than others ; like thin haze 
to W. and S. and NW. ; stars seen dimly through it ; a bank or arch like a crepuscular arch to E. 
An auroral arch about 15° altitude, brightest towards the E., the W. end probably being rendered 
fainter by the light of the moon; very little change till about 18™, when it suddenly broke en- 
tirely up into patches and bundles of streamers, some of the streamers reaching to about 50° 
altitude ; some of the patches very bright, they moved about considerably, but in no particular 
direction : after a little the aurora grew fainter. 
Aurora faint. 
Vivid aurora, with, large, broad and persistent streamers. 26™, Auroral arch about 35° altitude, 
with pencils inside the arch, very vivid. 33™. Arch irregular, continuous and rapid pulsations, 
streamers, &c. 38™. Arch broken and diffuse, with slight variation, few streamers. 42™—43™. 
Arch flat, 15° (?) altitude ; aurora homogeneous, slight change. 47™—48™. Arch higher and 
brighter, much of it covered by cirro-cumulus and cirro-stratus. 52™—53™. Nearly as before, 
bright to NE. 57™—58™. Arch higher, much as before in brightness, but becoming more and 
more covered with clouds. 
Clouds 9.5. Aurora brightest to NE. 
23. Aurora apparently much fainter; seen through the openings of the clouds. 34™. Aurora much 
brighter. 48™. Vivid patches seen between the clouds, 
53—54. Vivid streamers. 
15 29. Aurora vivid, 35™. Aurora extends to an altitude of 50°, nearly homogeneous, with pulsations. 
50™. Aurora evidently fainter ; wind rising, 
16 4. Auroral patches in zenith? Aurora to 8.?; light to S. 9™, Sky milky? or aurora; not very 
bright to N., but clouds there. 25™. Sky overcast with hazy cloud ; rain commencing. 
18 5—15. A long strip of light above the sun (E by N.), like the sun reflected from much rippled water, 
cirri radiating from NNW. (magnetic north.) 
11 5. Milky-like to NNW. Aurora? 
11 15, Faint auroral light to N. / 
13 10. Idem. 
9 55. A bright and very complete belt of auroral light stretching entirely across the sky from ENE. to 
WSW.., the part nearest the zenith having an altitude of 80° from the SSE. ; at both extremities 
of the belt there was a slight turn towards the N.; the breadth at the broadest part was about 
2° or 24°, becoming less near the horizon; a diffuse auroral light to northward. 
The belt has now gradually disappeared, except a small portion to WSW., which still remains in 
the form of a narrow streamer; a few faint streamers to NNW. 
A portion of an arch to westward, composed of wisps of auroral light placed en echelon, about 2° or 
3° apart, and their length from 5° to 10° each, varying in width, and more or less irregular ; a belt 
of light to eastward; the highest wisps point to NW., the lowest to WSW., the directions vary- 
ing gradually between these. 
