276 Aurora Borealis of November 14, 1837. 
deeper hue than any we had yet seen. This was entirely discon- 
nected, on every side, from any auroral light or appearance what- 
ever ; and, from its centre, pencils of white radiated to the periph- 
ery on every side. 
“ This continued some five minutes, when, the white lines dis- 
appearing, the whole space in question assumed an uniform red 
color, which was almost instantly thereafter extended, in an arch 
of the same width, through our zenith, and down to the horizon 
about 60° W. of N. On the east, this light did not extend itself. 
During all this time, the clear space in the north which has been 
mentioned, retained its usual color and appearance.” 
Deep red streams, pencilled with white, then began to appear 
and fade in the north, but without the tremulous motion of merry 
dancers. 'Those in the N. E. maintained their brightness longest, 
and moved slowly toward the eastern point of the horizon, near 
which they disappeared at a given vertical line. The usual ha- 
ziness in the north began first to appear at 5h. 43m. Difference 
of time between Buffalo and New Haven, 23m. 48s. 
Mr. Haskins proceeds: ‘At 5h. 47m. the clouds had become 
more dense and dark, (though still in detached masses,) particu- 
larly throughout that portion of the heavens which had been o¢- 
cupied by the red arch above mentioned, and these isolated clouds 
now assumed an appearance at once novel and striking. Those 
west of our zenith, and lying within the track of the crimson 
arch already described, suddenly exhibited the most vivid red 
along their entire southern borders ; while the like clouds east of 
our zenith, and following the same track, and prolonging it quite 
down to the eastern horizon, assumed the same vivid color upo2 
their northern borders; while no other portion of these clouds 
exhibited the least appearance of auroral light, in any of their 
parts. South of this line, there was at no time any auroral light 
whatever ; and at the moment in question, there was very lit 
in any sier parts of the heavens, save on the borders of these 
clouds. At 5h. 51m. the red edgings of these clouds began to 
fade, and immediately a wide space in the N. E. that was still free 
from clouds, was most brilliantly lighted up. 'The color was 
the same deep red, but it did not extend down to the horizon; 
and this had scarcely endured four minutes, when the whole re- 
gion N. of our zenith, to within about 8° of the horizon, waS 
again reddened and glowing: while, beyond these limits, either 
