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of them extending to the milky way, and some even beyond 
it: there were also several broad flashes of light, which rose 
rapidly from the north towards the zenith. These appear- 
ances continued about five minutes, during which time the 
light was so brilliant that the time by a watch could easily be 
distinguished. At half-past seven the streamers disappeared, 
the light began to wane, and.gradually diminished until nine 
o’clock, when it was scarcely visible. 
« At ten minutes after eight o’clock, the same evening, the 
sky having become quite clear a bright zone of light was 
observed from east to west, the upper edge being sixty de- 
grees above the horizon at the highest part, and the lower 
edge fifty-two degrees, and consequently was eight degrees 
broad; but towards the east and west horizon its breadth 
was from six to seven degrees; it appeared more brilliant in 
the west than in the east, particularly near the constellations 
Delphinus and Aquila, where it was the brightest. The zone 
or arch proceeded from a little to the north of east, in the 
upper part of the constellation Orion, and passed through 
Taurus, Aries, the upper Fish, Pegasus, Equuleus, lower 
part of Delphinus, head of Aquila, upper part of An- 
tinous, and terminated to the south of west in Sobieski’s 
shield. In five minutes afterwards the upper part of the arch 
had descended about two degrees, and the east end became 
less brilliant and in ten minutes more, both ends, viz. below 
the Pleiades in the east, and head of Aquila in the west ap- 
peared to be bent upwards. In a short time the light began 
to wane rapidly, and at thirty-five minutes after eight the 
arch had disappeared.” 
Aurora Borealis observed at Bolton-le-Moors, 
by Mr. H. H. Watson. 
