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south point, and on the west to within 50° of the same. At 11 
P. M. the aurora was still bright in the north. . 
Aug. 29th, 2.4..M. Very brilliant streams of white and red 
light filled the northern hemisphere. These streams were per- 
pendicular to the horizon in the north, and were inclined at reg- 
| decreasing angles towards the east and west to about 70°, 
_ Brilliant flashes passed across the heavens, originating in the 
: —— and passing in a southerly direction vanished in the 
~ Southeast, 
At Qh 45m 4, xy, Heavy bank of red light ten degrees north 
ofeast. Patches of white light in north with occasional streams. 
At 3h 15m 4, v. the auroral storm was at its height. Flashes of 
ted and white light each instant flew across the northern hemi- 
te, At 34 30m a, w., a bright band of white light covered 
hemisphere except low down in the north; and the incessant 
flashes in the northeast and east still continued. Long streams 
of light flashed across the entire hemisphere. The lower part 
In the zenith was displayed a brilliant red bank. In the east, 
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: “Avens were completely covered with these streams of light. 
ook 44. M. the white light in the north was still very bright, 
“the dawn obscured the eastern bank. 
2. Olservations at Philadelphia, (lat, 89° 87), by Cnartns J. 
ALLEN. 
Soon after half past 8, Aug. 28th, the southern margin of the 
the hous auroral curtain was well defined, and its position be- 
ane” fixed objects carefully noted. It was afterwards as- 
about ed by actual measurement that this gave an elevation of 
224 degrees above the southern horizon. 
18. Observations at Sandy Spring, Md., (lat. 89° 9"), by Prof. 
The JAMIN HALLOWELL. 
© elevation of the southern margin of the luminous auroral 
rahe above the southern Ey 28th, about 9 P. M., I 
ina se: and mentioned to those with me, was about the merid- 
tude of the equator, say 51 degrees. ‘goats 
