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8th, 3.00 Five parallel curtains, trending N. by W., occupied' 

 the sky to the N. and E. of the zenith; they con- 

 tinued S. from the zenith, hut faded in that 

 direction. 



3.30 Two curtains stretched across the N.E. sky to the N. 

 horizon; they trended somewhat W. of N. ; body- 

 travel to the N., and .appeared to be more rapid 

 than earlier in the night. Very faint streamers 

 were scattered about in the S.S.E. sky up to a 

 height of 50°. 



4.00 Two faint curtains in the N. One of these appeared 

 to continue in the S.S.W. Faint traces of 

 streamers around the horizon in the N.W. 



4. v 30 Only the faintest trace remained of the curtain to- 

 the N. and N.E. One bright streamer ascending 

 from the N.W. horizon. The curtains referred to- 

 earlier, and now fading in the N., were not of the 

 delicate draped-curtain variety, but composed of 

 aligned nebulous blobs representing the brighter 

 ^visible portions of a really continuous curtain. 



5.00 A brilliant fragment of a curtain in the S.E. sky 

 about 50° up, trending W. of N. ; rapid body-travel 

 to the N. Numerous faint streamers rising in the 

 N. sky and aligned along the same direction. 

 One bright shaft rising from the W. by N.. 

 horizon. 



5.30 Two parallel curtains crossed the sky from the N.W. 

 horizon to a point just E. of the zenith; trend,. 

 W. by N. Bodv-drift, moderatelv slow along itself 

 to the W. by N. 



0.00 Numerous faint streamers near the horizon in the N_ 

 to N.W. ; to a less extent on the S.E. horizon. 



6.30 A curtain crossed the heavens from the N.W. horizon 

 over the zenith to a point 45° up to the S.E. ; the 

 S. extremity was very faint; trend, N.W. 



7.00 The remains of the curtain just referred to were now 

 visible only to the N. of the zenith. 



7.30' In the N.W. as far as the horizon the curtain seen 

 earlier was now represented by a hazy luminous 

 band ; two faint streamers were hanging in the 

 S.E. sky where the curtain previously extended. 



8.00 Faint streamers were visible in the S.S.E. sky up to 

 a height of 40°. Davlight obscured delicate effects 

 in the N.N.E. 



8.30 Two faint streamers visible near the horizon to the 

 N.N.W. 



9.00 No aurora. Weather clear all day. Moon half -full, 

 obscured faint effects. Watch kept, but no aurora 

 visible till 23.30. 

 23.30 Faint isolated nebulous fragments of an arc crossing 

 the sky to the E. of the zenith about 45° up. 

 These were visible only S. from the zenith; trend, 

 approximately N. and S. A further patch 

 appeared nearer the horizon to the E.S.E. For a 

 few moments another became visible S.W. of the 

 zenith, 30° up. 



