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light, of an equal breadth of about one degree, passing 

 throup-h the middle of the ci-own, a little north of Arctu- 



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riis, and its northern limb just touching the diamond in 

 Di'aco, extended to the eastern horizon, descending con- 

 siderably south of east. 



ix.25. — Appearance, for some time stationary, is now 

 moved about one degree north of the diamond, and its 

 southern border near the northernmost stars in the 

 crown. 



ix. 28. — Bright appearance in tlie west evanishing. — - 

 Small coruscation evanishing in the middle ; continued 

 in the east and west. 



ix. 30. — Whole appearance continues to evanish in 

 the west. 



ix. ^^. — Bright light near gone. — The smaller corus- 

 cation distinctly renewed instantaneously, and nearly in 

 a great circle from the eastern to the western horizon, 

 passing north of the northernmost stars of the crown — 

 north of Arcturus — south of Lyra — north of Draco. 



ix. 34. — Evanishing at the eastern horizon. 



ix. ^5. — Evanished to Draco. 



ix. 36. — - - - Lyra. 



ix. 37. — . - - - the Crowno 



ix. 38. — Wholly evanished. 



ix. 40. — Small coruscations in the east. 



ix. 45. — Faint coruscations in the west, through the 

 ^ail of the Great Bear up to the Galaxy. 



ix. 57. — Auroral light very faint. 



X. — ^No auroral light to be discerned. 



A faint bank of auroral light in the north during the 

 whole, which sometimes ascended to about 30 degrees. 



