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Geneeal Results of the Makerstoun Obsebvations. 

 Table 69. — continued. 



Date, 

 Gottingen 

 Mean Time. 



Moon's 

 Age. 



Sky 

 Clouded 



Species 

 . of Clouds. 



Character 

 of Magnetic 

 Disturbance. 



General Remarks. 



Page 

 of Refer- 

 ence. 



1848. 















d. h.-h. 



d. 













Mar. 17 9—10 



12 









Traces ; through clouds. 





19 8—13 



14 









Bright arch of brushes. 





21 12—13 



16 









Bright and rapidly pulsating. 





24 10 



19 









Faint. 





Apr. 17 10 



14 









Coloured, but sky overcast with growing clouds. 





29 9—13 



26 









Faint, ll"* 10" ; streamers. 





May 10 11 



7 









Faint. Streamers. 





18 13 



15 









Bright. Streamers to 80° alt. ; coloured red. 





Sept. 5 12 



8 









Faint. Lightning. [and thunder. 





Oct. 18 7—11 



21 









Coloured. lOJ*^; corona borealis. 11'' ; lightning 





19 



22 









Faint. Streamers. 





20 



23. 









Traces. 





21 



24 









Traces. 





22 12 



25 









Aurora, with streamers. [the 23d ?) 





24 10 



27 









Traces. Overcast. (This may have been on 





26 11 



29 









Faint. 





Nov. 17 7 — 13 



21 









Magnificent, whole sky crimsoned. 





18 9—11 



22 









lO''; arch about 10° altitude. 





21 7—10 



25 









("Bright. S'^ 10™ ; large wing-like patches about 

 ( the anti-dip. 





22 8—11 



26 









Bright, but sky overcast with clouds. 





30 10 



5 









Traces. 





Dec. 17 7—13 



22 









JBrilliant. S** 40™ ; corona borealis. ll*" 40™; 

 ( beautiful wings about its centre. 





21 10 



26 









Faint. Low on north horizon. 





1849. 















Jan. 5 12—13 



11 









Aurora, with streamers. [arch 15° alt. 





14 6—11 



20 









6" 10"; streamers. 9" 40°; arch 4° alt. 10" iO"; 





15 8—11 



21 









Diffuse light. 





16 7 



22 









Traces ; through clouds. 





25 8—11 



1 









Faint diffuse light. 





26 8-11 



2 









Very faint. 





31 10 



7 









Trace. 





Feb. 11 10 



18 









"Very faint. 





13 11 



20 









Very faint. [to N. by E, 





18 8—11 



25 









gh 40"° ; rather bright, with pink or red patches 





19 9—12 



26 









8" 40" ; bank to N. 9" 54"'-58°';; magnificent bow. 





20 9—10 



27 









10" 0"" ; bank, or red streamers. Diffuse light. 





21 9 



28 









Very faint. 





22 7—12 



29 









7" 20"; finely coloured to N. 11" 48"'; corona bor. 





24 10 



1 









Very faint, with low arch. 





26 10 



3 









Faint. 





28 10 



5 









Trace. [and streamer. 





Mar. 18 10—11 



23 









10" 25'^ ; fine arch 73° alt. 10" 32- ; low light 





19 11—12 



24 









Faint arch to N. 





Apr. 16 8—11 



23 







< 



Streamers, and pulsating wings about the centre 

 of the corona borealis. 





17 11 



24 





1 





Faint. 







After this time little watch was kept for AurorEe. 



Sept. 17 9—11 



1 









Distinct traces on N. horizon. 





18 13 



2 









Faint. 





19 11—12 



3 









Faint. 





Oct. 14 10 



28 









Faint, with short streamers. 





18 



2 









Faint streamers. 





