72 Prof. E. Loomis on the Aurora of 1859. 
whole a from 10° west to 40° east. At 9h 20m four rays darted 
out directly north. They were of a pale milky co They seemed to 
descend into the segment below, rat then su deals pay olonged themselves 
into the true ray or flame. The See like illumination of the 
arch was visible as in the aurora of ki: 2 
At 9) 30™ a strong ray appeared N. 20° E. 
At 95 45™ strong decrease. Segment almost without motion; its bor- 
ders were now completely regular; continued to decrease and fall below 
the horizon. 
At 102 30™ only feebly visible. 
At 114 2m segment only a small stripe of 2° in breadth, a faint lighted 
border. - 
At 8h 30m a.m. all had entirely vanished. Clouds were gathering 
from the south. 
~ 
2. Observations at Greenwich, England, (lat. 51° 28’), ara memes by 
Prof. G. B. Airy, Astronomer Royal of Great Brita 
“Greenwich | Western. | Greenwich | Horizontal | Greenwich | Vertical) 
meantime. | declination. mean time. — force. mean time. _ force. 
u m 
August 28th. August 28th * August 28th. 
0 0 aI 80 0 0 0897 0 0 02143 
5 23 21 1% 30 216 0953 3 16 02170 
S127. 36 3 30 0890 6 40 01969 
11 15 21 52 10 56 0 0926 1880 
1°30 20 57 30 5 25 09385 10 39 02019 
11 38 21:52:40 4 45 0904 11 46 01510 
12 46 20 47 10 8 19 0897 12 37 00260 
7 21 68 5 9 15 “0916 a5: 2 1561 
14 45 21 16 50 9 51 0929 13 21 00268 
16 22 1 50 ou “0832 14 01836 
wi 21 3 14 27 01340 
18 21 28 30 16 49 02263 
18 55 0 18 10 00840 
6 21 55 40 22 66 02251 
21 15 1 410 22 43 02120 
August 29th. August 29th, August 29th, 
0 0 21 34 10 0 0 084 0 0 02143 
2 39 21:27 10 8 13 0933 2 30 01989 
5 28 21¢°7 10 3 50 0958 6 10 01556 
5 50 21 24 20 4 9 “0809 5 26 01580 
q 20 21 16 80 5 30 0895 7 92 01352 
14 26 28 0 18 27 “0865 13 38 01464 
19 46 i -U 19 39 0832 14 58 01654 
23 29 30 21 56 “0844 19 2 02229 
August 30th, August 80th. August 30th 
0 21 28 20 0 0 0861 Bee 01882 
0 25 2 39 886 91 0134 
12 52 27 50 7 46 “0880 18 47 01963 
19 3 15.0 14 14 “08938 23 15 ‘01730 
21 37 20 30 21 46 “0854 23 59 01481 
