lxxvill GENERAL RESULTS OF THE MAKERSTOUN OBSERVATIONS. 
TABLE 69.—continued. 
Date, Species Character Page 
Gottingen iN y f£ Clouds. of Magnetic General Remarks. of Refer- 
Mean Time. 8° ore Disturbance. ence. 
1848. 
a) Ghote a. 
Mar.17 9—10| 12 Traces; through clouds. 
19 8—13} 14 Bright arch of brushes. 
21 12—13| 16 Bright and rapidly pulsating. 
24 10 19 Faint. 
Apr. 17 10 14 Coloured, but sky overcast with growing clouds. 
29 9—13| 26 Faint. 11" 10™; streamers. 
May 10 11 7 Faint. Streamers. 
18 13 15 Bright. Streamers to 80° alt.; coloured red. 
Sept. 5 12 8 Faint. Lightning. {and thunder. 
Oct. 18 7—11] 21 Coloured. 103"; corona borealis. 11"; lightning 
19 22 Faint. Streamers. 
20 23. Traces, 
21 24 Traces. ; 
22 12 25 Aurora, with streamers. [the 23d ?) 
24 10 27 Traces. Overcast. (This may haye been on 
26 11 29 Faint. 
Noy.17 7—13] 21 Magnificent, whole sky crimsoned. 
18 9—11] 22 104; arch about 10° altitude. 
Bright. 8% 10™; large wing-like patches about 
dys { dig anti-dip: 
22 8—l11| 26 Bright, but sky overcast with clouds. 
30 10 5 Traces, 
Brilliant. 8% 40™; corona borealis. 115 40™; 
hai) | Coes || 0 { beautiful wings about its centre. 
21 10 26 Faint. Low on north horizon. 
1849. 
Jan. 5 12—13] 11 Aurora, with streamers. [arch 15° alt. 
14 6—11] 20 | 6"10™; streamers. 9° 40™; arch 4° alt. 10" 40™; 
15 8—Il1] 21 Diffuse light. 
1G) 7 22 Traces ; through clouds. 
25 8—il 1 Faint diffuse light. 
26 8—ll 2 Very faint. 
31 10 vf Trace. 
Feb. 11 10 18 Very faint. 
13 11 20 Very faint. [to N. by E. 
18 8—Il1| 25 9" 40™; rather bright, with pink or red patches 
19 9—12] 26 8" 40™; bank to N. 9°54"-58™; magnificent bow. 
20 9—10| 27 10° 0; bank, or red streamers. Diffuse light. 
21 9 28 Very faint. 
22 7—12) 29 ue 30" ; finely coloured to N. 11° 48™; corona bor. 
24 10 1 Very faint, with low arch. 
26 10 3 Faint. 
28 10 5 Trace. {and streamer. 
Mar.18 10—11] 23 : 10" 25™; fine arch 73° alt. 10°32"; low light 
19 11—12| 24 Faint arch to N. 
Streamers, and pulsating wings about the centre 
pee tea — 1} 128 { of the a borate Fa 
17 11 24 Faint. 
After this time little watch was kept for Aurore. 
1 Distinct traces on N. horizon. 
2 Faint. 
19 11—12 3 Faint. 
8 Faint, with short streamers. 
2 Faint streamers. 
