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corona then formed, remaining overhead until 21:46, when corona disappeared and bauds 

 gradually faded ; this display was brightest and sharpest in E, less distinct and not so highly 

 colored in W; gave a very distinct light. 15, A. M., fine NE to SW arch overhead, faded 

 slowly ; 5: oo, in S from E to W, arch and corona at zenith ; 8: 45, rays all direct from zenith ; 

 12:00 to 15:00, uncolored arch zenith ESE to WNW, clearer in W; "auroral smoke" in N 

 and NNE. 16, A. M., rays Nto W f rom zenith ; 12:00, light rays in NW (N to W), " auroral 

 smoke," ENE to NNE. 18, A. M., light band NNE to NE ; 20:20 to 21:30, band across 

 sky, E to SSW. 20; 20:00, band from W to zenith; ribbon, NE to zenith. 26: 12: oo, aurora 

 in W to zenith. 28:17:03, flames iu E, bands across SW; 22:00, aurora in S. 29:08:00, 

 wide band, SE to SW, 45 either side zenith. 30, heavy, dull aurora over N half of sky, con- 

 voluted . 



January, 1905 i: 12: 30, dashes in W, swinging around until W to E, then changing to 

 brilliant sashes and streamers, working down to W to SE at 14: 30 ; i: 20:00, light band, SE 

 to SW. 2:20:00, band in W. 3:08:00, very light dashes in NE about 45 toward zenith ; 

 3:20:00, large aurora, E to W, widely spread in E into several moving bands. 4: 13:00 to 

 20: oo, band, E to W ; 4: 20: oo, clear auroral display, corona at zenith with waving streamers, 

 E and W. 8: 12:00, light aurora in N. n: 10:00, rays, zenith to W and E ; 11: 12:00, light 

 band, SE to SW ; 11:17: 30, band, SE to SSW ; n: 20:00, baud, SE to SW. 12: 22:00, dis- 

 play in S, convoluted band, ribbon E to W. 13: 08: oo, dashes and baud, E to W ; 13: 20: oo , 

 glow E to SE ; 13: 21 : 25, convoluted bands in S zenith. 14: 12:00, dashes in NNE ; 14: 22: 30, 

 bright rays and bands over S half sky, E to W and zenith. 17: 10:00, dashes iu W ; 17: n : oo, 

 band NE to W ; 17: 13:00, band E to W. 25: 20:00, aurora 1 curtain, E to WSW to SE to 

 SSW to S, movement E. 26: 20:00, band, E to SW, 20 altitude. 27: 18:00, band, EtoSW, 

 45 altitude; 27:19:30, aurora in E, convoluted, 248 to 315 azimuth, streamers to 68 

 azimuth and 50 altitude. 



February, 1905 i: 20:00, light band, E to W. 3: 20:00, dashes in W and E with bands 

 connecting. 6: 20: oo, light band, straight E to SW, altitude 15. 7: 20: oo, band, E to SSW; 

 convoluted aurora, E to S of zenith. 8:20:00, band, E to W ; 8:22:00, convoluted aurora, 

 EtoSW; 8: 23: 25, glow and "smoke" in SSE. 9:08:00, dashes in NE ; 9: 17:00, bands, 

 E to W, converging in W ; 9: 18:00, moving bauds, E to SW. 14: 19: 45, fine display swing- 

 ing over entire sky ; 14: 20:00, orange-colored corona, large cloud-like aurora covering zenith 

 about 15 ou each side, trail to SW tinged with colors. 21: 20:00, band, E to SW, light glow 

 and bauds in E. 



AURORA OBSERVED AT ELMWOOD, CAPE FLORA, NORTHBROOK ISLAND 



October, 1904 18: 19: 15 to 21:00. 19: 19:00 to 20: oo. 23: 21: oo to 21:40. 24: 19:00, 

 ending during night. 28: 19: oo to 19: 55. 



November, 1904 2: 18: 10, ending during night. 4: 17: 15, ending during night. 

 5: 16: 50 to 6: 05: oo, E to W. 6: 19: 40 to 22: 30. 7: 18: 30 to 20: 15. 9: 17: 50 to 22: 30. 

 12: 20: 50 to 21 : 30. 1 8: 12: 40 to 16: 30, E to W. 29: 15:00 to 22: 10. 30: 07: oo to 21: 25. 



December, 1904 1:16:00 to 21:00, E to W. 5: 11:20 to 17 : oo. 6:15: 10 to 16:55, E 

 to W. 9: 13: 30 to 13: 50, E to W. 14:01:00, ending during night ; 14: 19:00 to 19: 55, E to 

 W. 15:08:00 to 8:30. 18: 22: 10 to 23: :x>, E to W. 26: 14:00 to 19: 30, E to W. 28: 15: 10 

 to 21 : 30, E to W. 29: 19: 20 to 20:00, E to W, 50. 



