360 Prof. E. Loomis on the Aurora of 1859. 
from it sprang streamers of pink merging into crimson. The 
grandest display was from 1 4. M. to 1° 85™, It now began to 
fade, and at 38" 80" was nearly gone. A few flashes of it, how- 
ever, remained until daylight. 
39. Observations at Micanopy, Florida, (lat. 29° 30’, long. 82° 18’), by 
Sept. 2d, at 12" 80™ a. m. I first saw a luminous haze in the 
north, and at 12" 35" streamers shot upinthe north. A few 
minutes before 1 o'clock a luminous arch appeared, but not well 
defined, At 1 A. M. it included 160° of the horizon; at 1" 10" 
there were many distinct streamers; at 1" 15™ beautiful quiver- 
ing streamers, while patches of white light appeared in different 
rts of the northern hemisphere. At 1° 25 the corona was 
very bright; at 1" 85™ corona very distinct, of vivid white 
clouds of light. At 1 40 very brilliant red beams in the west; 
at 1" 50™ the arch extended from E. to W. passing through Aries 
and Pegasus; at 2° a faint corona; at 2 11™ distinct beams 
near the zenith and on each side E. and W.; at 2" 25™ arch 
brighter red with red patches of light and distinct streamers 
reaching beyond the zenith; at 2" 35" arch fading, at 2° 40" 
red light in N.W. but streamers 1ot so distinct; at 2" 50° 
beautiful beams in N.E.; at 3" arch disappearing, beams indis- 
tinct; at3: 10+ red haze and no beams; at 8" 30+ very faint 
r.d haze, and faint white light near the horizon. 
40. Observations at Corpus Christi, Texas, (lat. 27° 45/, long. 97° 30’); 
by A. M. Lea. 
Sept. Ist, the aurora began about 114 P.M, and continued until 
daylight. Two-thirds of the whole visible heavens were lighted 
up with a rich red glow, whilst the tremulous columns of variega: 
ted light swept over the heavens, from the northern horizon 
through the zenith to a line within 40° of the horizon on the 
south. Its greatest intensity was about 14 a. M. Sept. 2 
41. Observations at Fort Jefferson, Florida, (lat. 24° 37’, long: 82° 
52’), by Capt. D. P. Woopsvury. , 
Sept. 2d, at 12"45™ a.m. a continuous arch of red color eX 
tended from N. / 0° E. to N. 50° W. having an altitude of abo 
15°, and the thickness of the arch ‘throughout was about 20. 
The shade of red was deepest along the central part of the arch, 
gradually diminishing above and below. Soon rays began to 
appear in faint white lines; they grew brighter, and extended 
above and sometimes a little below the arch. Soon the rays be- 
came numerous, traversing the red arch in right lines, and ee 
verging to a point in the magnetic meridian somewhat south 0. 
the zenith. ‘They sometimes extended as high as the zenith, & 
ee The aurora continued, gradually fading, till day 
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