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May 1 3, at Delaware. 



May 14, at Canajoharie, Hartwick, Ponipey, St Lawrence, 

 Utica. 



May 15, at Delaware, Einderhook, St Lawrence, Union, 

 Cazenovia. Very bright, Utica. 

 May 19, at Fredonia. 

 May 22, at Union. 

 June 9, at Middlebury. 



June 10, between 8 and 9 P. m. an arc across the heavens, 

 Albany. Very brilliant, and continued all night Auburn 

 Luminous arch : Canajoharie. Very brilliant : Erasmus-Hall, 

 Fredonia, Hartwick. A very splendid A. B ; the light so 

 bright as to cast distinct shadows, Mount-Pleasant, Kinder- 

 hook. Very brilliant : Lewiston. Very beautiful, and extend- 

 in o- from the east to the west and widening to the north hori- 

 zon : Lowville. A beautiful arch : Oxford, Pompey, St Law- 

 rence. Uncommon A. B. : Utica. 



June 11, splendid arch : Dutchess, St Lawrence, Utica. 

 June 16, at St Lawrence. 

 June 17, at Hudson. 

 June 18, at Lewiston, Utica. 

 June 29, at Hartwick, Delaware. 

 July 7, at Lewiston. 



July 14, at Albany, Canajoharie, Franklin. Bright lumi- 

 nous arch a little south of the zenith, from E. to W., descend- 

 ing to the south : Hartwick, Delaware. At 10 o'clock very 

 bright: Ithaca. Very brilliant: Lansingburgh: Ibid : Lowville, 

 Middlebury, Union- Hall, Utica. 



July 15, at Erasmus-Hall. Noticed between 8 and 12 p. m. 

 At first resembling a bright cloud in the form of the segment 

 of a circle ; the crown being about 30 degrees above the ho- 

 rizon, exhibiting for several hours a steady light. About 12 

 it rose in distinct and brilliant spires, shooting towards the 

 zenith. From 9 to 10 were seen occasionally, beams of light 

 shooting from two points, a few degrees east and west of the 

 luminous segment, uniting and forming a belt at right angles 

 with the galaxy, and resembling it in width and appearance, 

 except much more luminous. This moved towards the south, 

 and after passing the Zenith, separated and disappeared: Fre- 

 donia. 



