622 ON THE LUMINOUS ARCH, OR METEOR, 
diffuse and fainter than at first. The eastern end of the arch 
passing about 2 degrees south of Aldebaran, terminating at 
the horizon, about 10 degrees north of east. From Aldeba- 
ran upwards, it passed about 7 degrees south of the Pleiades, 
over Beta, in Aries, about 5 degrees north of Algenib, in - 
Pegasus. The highest point, or middle of the arch, was 
about 31 degrees south of the zenith, and passing to the 
west, about 3 degrees north of Epsilon, in Pegasus’s mouth, 
and about 4 degrees south of Altair, in Aquila, resting in the 
western horizon, about 14 degrees south of west. The arch 
at half past eight o’clock, became very faint and very diffuse, 
—at nine o’clock, the sky was covered with clouds, which 
prevented further observation.” 
An account of the Aurora Borealis, observed 
by Peter Clare, the 3rd of November, 1834, at 
Oulton Park, in Cheshire, the seat of Sir Philip 
de Malpas Grey Egerton, Bart., M.P., F.R.S. 
Latitude, 53° 12’ North. Longitude, 2° 30’ 
West. 
“The clouds which had caused the evening to be very 
dark, began to disperse about seven o’clock P. M., and at 
twenty-five minutes after seven, a light was observed prevail- 
ing over the northern part of the hemisphere, being most 
luminous at two places about 15° above the horizon, one a 
little to the east of north, and the other nearly west: imme- 
diately afterwards, many bright streamers darted upwards 
from the northern horizon, whilst others still brighter, com- 
menced in the light portion of sky at various heights up to 
40°, all pointing towards the magnetic zenith ; a great portion 
