922 Lunar and Solar Phenomena seen at Toula, Russia. [Surr. 
that rank as a philosopher to which he seems to aspire, his sup- 
porter D. has much more to change in his manner and style of 
writing, and his integrity as a controversialist, before he cam 
deserve that any further arguments or observations of his should 
be regarded with any other feeling than contempt. 
I remain, yours, &c. Gy 
ArticLe VIII. 
Lunar and Solar Phenomena seenat Toula, in Russia. 
By Mr. Longmire. 
(To the Editor of the Annals of Philosophy.) 
SIR, Whitehaven, Aug. 8, 1822. 
On Feb. 18, 1819, O. S. at about eight o’clock, p. m. the 
moon being nearly full, and nine degrees above the horizon, and 
the night still and very clear, 
with hard frost, there appeared | 
near the moon six perpendicular 4 
spires of light; every two of 
which had a common base in the hed | 
middle, and in a horizontal line 7 | “4 | 
drawn through the moon’s cen- _ ~~\{>> > 
tre. The whole formed three B! 
perpendicular elongations of q 
light; the middle one being on 
the moon, and the others, at 9° b 
on each side of it. The point 
of the upper spire at the moon was 16° above the horizon, and 
the inverted spire extended to the ground. The other elonga- 
tions were half the length and breadth of the middle spires ; 
whose base was equal to the apparent diameter of the moon; 
which, where these spires were seen, was enlarged one-fifth. 
The colour of the elongation at the moon was a light yellow, . 
unbroken for two thirds of the length; but nearer both points, 
it consisted of perpendicular blue streaks, somewhat lighter than 
the sky. Perpendicular blue streaks formed the other elonga- 
tions. The stars shone through the streaks, and the sky was 
seen in the spaces between them 
I have attached a sketch to this paper in which A is the moon, 
B the spires on it, C D the other spires; the parts a 6 are light 
yellow: and the parts ¢ c, with the whole of the spires C D, are 
ue. 
These very beautiful phenomena were visible to a spectatorin 
the town, but not in the country adjoining it. The heat from 
