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very faint; 9.5, aveh resumed the same brilliant appearance as at 8.40; 
9.10, the whole of the Eastern and Western heavens were lighted up 
a- 
sional streamers.—30th, 10 P. m. Low faint auroral light to the hori- 
unar halo visible on the 20th, diameter 63°. 
June 14th, 9 to 10 Pp. m. Auroral streamers, moderate brightness, 
dark segment ed aes, —30th, 10 p.m. Faint auroral light. 
July se. P. M. a light, dark segment, occasional stream- 
eys5 1 M., dark se nt and streamers vanished.—Il lth, 11 Pp. m. 
Paint ihviaiad light to + ne Pre —12th, 10 to ll vp. m. nina to 
the zenith, extending from N. N. W. to E.—18th, 1 to2 a Low 
dark arch of auroral light, moderate brightness, occasional hieuiebs _— 
23d,10 rp. m. Auroral streamers of moderate brightness.— 26th, 10 
Faint auroral arch.—27th, 10 p.m. Auroral light to the hori- 
zon, splendid streamers. Shooting stars numerous during the month, 
August 7th, 10 rp. mw. Faint auroral streamers, dark segment in the 
?.M. Faint auroral light. Shooting stars numerous from the 6th to the 
13th. Comet first seen here on the evening of the 22d day, in the con- 
stellation Leo, at ‘gh 20m M. T., R. A. 114 80™ 10%, Declination N. 20°-5. 
tember Ist, 8.50 p. M. Splendid display of auroral clouds, form- 
ing four chews erohda of about 3° in width, with dark segments between, 
stretching from E. to W. froma point centered as it were in Arcturus. 
€ most southern arch passing at its zenith through Aquila, the next 
through Lyra, the next through Polaris, under which was a dark seg- 
ment, arom which were sent at —. obec pe These ee 
(until 10.5), Stars of iow magnitude were visible through these ap- 
Fances,—2d, 8.50 to 11. 40 p.m. Much the same appearance as 
last night, but the arches not so weil defined. The most southern arch 
Was several degrees south of the zenith. Many floating auroral clouds 
arene from E t o W. —3d, 7.30 p.m. Auroral arches rane so 
°s.—121h, 10 p.m. Faint auroral rapa nee 10 p.m. Faint auro- 
ft Nat ~24th, 10 p.m. Faint auroral arch, dark segment under- 
yea 28rd, 10 p.m. Faint auroral light. 
November 9th, 1 10 p.m. Floating auroral clouds—very high wind.— 
»10 Pp. w. Faint auroral light to the horizon. Zodiacal light very 
bright and well defined apex at « Leonis. (Regulus.) Base in East 
Very extended. 
cember ah 8 p.m. Auroral light bright to the horizon.—20th, 
10r. roral arch; no dark segment.—28th, 10 P. m. w au- 
oral light to: ee horizon. 
menrical slate of the atmosphere-—The atmosphere has daily af- 
cations of electricity, nsgidezhee in intensity, and kind: the 
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