332. Mr. GANNETT’s Hiforical Regifter 
fouth of the zenith, furrounding a fmall uniluminated. circle. 
Dilated {tiiz proceeded from it in every dire&ion, The corona 
foon changed its form, and became two fegments of a circle, 
convex towards the centre of the corona. .,Radii proceeded 
nearly north and fouth, diverging. Thefe -prefently ceafed. 
At 825’, faint glades of light remained near the zenith, en- 
tirely detached from a large body of light extending from weft- 
north-weft to nearly eaft.—Thefe in a tremulous. motion, and. 
frequently fhooting very nimibly with increafed luftre. At 8», 
40", light fhooting brifkly from eaft-north-eaft in their glades, 
a little fouth of the zenith, to about 18? weft. Several ap- 
_ parently compact fpots of light near the: zenith, below which, 
corrufcations were.very: brifk. Calm till 8^ 4c'.—Wind then 
freth from weft. At g" 30’, the Aurora, for three quarters of : 
| an hour paft, having been upon the decline, fettling down inta 
a general body of light of a dull appearance, without a very 
dufky cloud near the horizon,—now: re-commenced in vivid 
ftriæ from the top of a black arc, about 25° altitude. At 9» 
USER the ftriæ, from fhooting very nimbly, became corrufca- 
tions,—paffed confiderably fouth of the zenith, and continued 
feveral minutes in very quick vibrations. At 9" 5o , no uni- 
form dufky appearance near the horizon, —the light appearing: 
in detached clouds from thence upwards, dancing and flafhing: 
tothe zenith. Atro1 5’, fubfided into a general bady of light. 
March 30. A {mall Aurora. à 
Api 3x | Appeared a number of Peta fpots. After a 
fhort t continuance, they vanifhed. . Nọ other Auroral light vi~ 
- ae be. Biin. of the evening, appeared a common: 
white T: forming an Ae arc at about. 20° altitude; 
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