274 A. C. Twining—Aurora of Feb. 4th, 1872. 
will be noticed farther on, was observed for a much longer 
time—four hours and a half—by intelligent and trustworthy 
witnesses, at Brunswick, Maine, and at Hudson, New York,— 
respectively 170 miles N.N.E., and 80 miles N.W. from New 
at about 24° of Aries, and was inclined 37°. The zone, cer- 
tainly, was not cosmical ; for it embraced auroral streamers, both 
red and white, although, in this instance, very short. It was 
also part of a display which was showing itself simultaneously 
in the opposite quarter, as the ordinary ‘‘ Northern Lights. 
Besides these things, it was affected by parallax, as will be seen 
abundantly from the concurring testimony of observers at distant 
places, when compared together; and it also showed the usual 
a lines of the aurora. The fixed position among the stars, 
though extremely surprising, may be explained, perhaps, by 
a reference to facts which are known respecting the frequent 
western movement (although sometimes eastern) of auro 
clouds, arches and streamers; but the coincidence of incline 
tions to the ecliptic cannot be surmised to be more than fortur 
tous, so long as it does not appear from known facts that the 
eight (339 miles) is less to be relied upon as 4 near 
roximation to the truth than this last (3524 miles), becaus® 
for this last, the observations are more ample and more pseg * 
the writer himself saw, both north and south, may ° 
described briefly, as follows:—At 74 p. M. there were their 
bands, apparently parallel, from east to west, having oi 
eral aspects and their general situation the same as observ 
accurately half an hour later. At 75 30™ the most northern es 
pearance was a white and moderately brilliant arch that crow” 
