38S EXPEDITION TO POINT I;AKI;O\V, ALASKA. 



the zenith from llio N. to the SI-'., one from Taurus up through Cassiopeia to Cygnns, and another 

 from L'oiites also reaching Cassiopeia through Draco. At 3.17 there was also a streak in Leo in 

 tin- N E. Very taint traces of these hands were still discernible at 4 n. in., but no more aurora was 

 observed. 



\oi-t inl/< , .;. 1>;S2, 12.17 a. m. to S a. in. Streamers of a slightly yellowish tinge (brightness I 

 to 2) shot up all round the horizon, being brightest in the N\V. and SE. At 1 a. in. they had 

 arranged themselves in the form of an arch of streamers i brightness 1), running from Taurus in 

 the ESE. through Auriga to Ursa Major in the X. This had laded a good deal at 1.10 and was 

 replaced by a pule arched band at 1.17. At 2 there was a vertical streak in the 2s*. in Bootes, 

 running up from near tUe horizon into Draco, and a lew additional streamers were to be seen in 

 Ur.-a Major at 2.10. This had faded at 2.17 and there appeared a pale arched band in Leo in tho 

 NIC. At '. a. in. there was a pale glow ill tho S. and SW., and at .'5.10 a definite band (brightness 

 1) from Aries in the SE. up through Perseus and Andromeda to Cassiopeia near the xcnith. At 

 3.17 there were merely patches of pale glow in the N. and NE. At 4 a. in. these bands (bright- 

 ness I to 2) ran from the SE. to the NN\Y., not reaching the northern horizon (brightest in tho 

 SI-:.;: one (the brightest) from Orion through Taurus, Perseus, Cassiopeia, Cygntis, and Lyra; a 

 second (paler) through Aries and Andromeda and just above a Aquilffi ; and the third (palest) 

 close to the horizon. These bands were in essentially the same position and a little brighter at 

 4.10, but had faded to to 1 at 4.17. At 5 a. in. there was a pale band (0 to 1) in the NE. through 

 Leo and Gemini. At 7 a. m. two bands (brightness 1) of a slightly greenish tinge crossed tho 

 zenith from Serpens to Cassiopeia and Camelopardalis. At 8 a. m. there was an arch of very 

 pale light over the SE. horizon, and after this no more aurora was observed. 



Xort mbcr 4, 1882, 4.10 . m. 1o 9.30 a. m. The sky was covered with rather thin hazy stratus 

 clouds which cleared away more or less at intervals. At 4.10 a. m. there was a quiet arch (bright- 

 ness 1) visible through the clouds in the NE. There were no stars visible near this, so it could not 

 be charted. The crown bore NE. altitude about 30, and the extremities NNE. and ENE. altitude 

 about 10. This was wholly observed at 4.17. At 9 a. m. the sky was clear and a faint arch 

 (brightness to 1), extending from NNW. to ENE. with an altitude of about 30, was observed, 

 lasting until 0.30. 



\in-iiiibcr .">, 18S2, 1 a. m. to G a. m. At 1 a. m. there was an arched bank of clouds in the Nil 

 on the hoiizon, and above this a pale steady glow gradually fading into the starlight. At 2 a. m. 

 this glow had laded, but at 2.10 a broad definite baud (brightness 1) crossed the NE. sky, white 

 and motionless, from a point in Oriou near the ESE. horizon, reaching its greatest height at 

 :or and Pollux in Gemini and ended in the upper part of Leo in the NNE. Its altitude was 

 about 5 less at 2.17. Clouds and haze obscured the aurora till C a. m when an arched band was 

 (.bserved, with essentially the same bearing, running from Orion through Auriga to Ursa Major 

 (brightness 2) and color slightly greenish, sometimes varying slightly in color and brightness, 

 especially in the SE., where a few streamers were observed. No more aurora seen. 



, Xorrntlicr (i. 1SS2, 7 n. m. to 7.15 a. m. Up to 7 a. m. the sky was not clear enough to allow 

 any aurora, to be seen. . An arch of pale yellowish green was then visible through the haze, 

 running from Orion to Leo through Gemini (brightness to 1). fiiis was invisible at 7.15 and no 

 more, was observed. 



Xori-iiilH-i- 7, 1882, 4.17 </. m. to 11.20 a. m. Tho weather was stormy and the clouds thick 

 during the early part of the night. At 4.17 a. in. an arched band was visible through the clouds 

 in the SW. at an altitade of about 40, quickly disappearing, while a similar streak in the NW. 

 moved rapidly towards the z.enith. No stars were visible at this time. There was a slight r, 

 net ic disturbance, with a decrease of horizontal force and declination and an increase of vertical 

 force. The earth cm-rents were, notably increased in strength. At 11 a. m. the sky was compara- 

 tively clear, and a band was observed stretching from Andromeda through Ursa Minor to Canes 

 Venatiei. characterized by frequent Hashes from W. to E. and a rapid vibratory motion. At 11.10 



I. it had moved further toward the NE. and extending from N. to E. through Cygnus, Draco, 

 ami It now consisted of a broad regular arch formed of streamers about 10 in length, 



and perpendicular to the magnetic meridian. The streamers were agitated by a vibratory motion, 

 iuid a motion of translation to the 1C. (brightness 2). The. aurora disappeared about 11.20 a. m. 



