"ef tbe Aurora Borealis. 329 
Oct. 15. At 8™ 16', aluminous arc commenced in a point 
- within. two. or three degrees. of the horizon, nearly eat. 
Thence diverging, it pafied about 8° fouth of Pleiades, and 
proceeding between the ftars in Z4ndromeda' s Shoulder and thofe 
in his left arm, crofied the meridian at about 13° fouth of the 
zenith, and extended to about 20° weft of the meridian. At 
^ §° altitude, the light was vivid and ftrong. From that height 
the light became more faint, till it became imperceptible 
at the afore-mentioned diftance weft of the meridian. The 
whole advanced fouth flowly, and difappeared at 8^ 33', Au- 
roral light was vifible alfo from north-weft to north. 
ig. A fmall Aurora. 
Nov. 13. Ditto. - 
om Ditto. . 
Ads sis Ditto. 
- ag. An Aurora extended fm noted to north-eaft.— 
White, except a red fpot in the north-eaft :—and in the north- 
welt, red and yellow. Striz,—numerous, but not long. 
“March 9, 1782. A fmall Aurora. 
April 2. . . Ditto. 
dguspcgnun aio Pest Ditto. : 
14. Ditto. 
May 9. ‘Ditto. 
Lo azl! From’ an extenfive Auroral ‘atc, ftrie piika till 
they almoft reached the zenith. Their motión, at € regu- 
lar, afterwards, flafhing and ipg 
July 9. A fmall Aurora. 
IO. Ditto. 
Aug. 26. An Aurora. Siria, white but not der 
Sf “Sept. 
