No. III.] 



LIEUTENANT HOOD ON THE AURORA. 



589 



January 24th. At 9h. p. m., a bright double arch from W. to S.S.E. : rapid 

 motion of beams. 



25th. At 9h. p. m., five parallel arches, the centre one from N. W. to S.E. 

 The northernmost arch was the brightest, the rest faint. 



27th. At 8h. p. m., faint arch from N.W. to E.S.E., centre N.N.E. 



28th. At 9h. p.m., faint arch from NN.W. to E.b.S. ; at llh. it 

 advanced to the zenith, and the beams were distinguishable ; extremities 

 N.W. and S.E. 



30th. At 2h. a. m., an arch N.W. to S.E. composed of many wreaths 

 of beams ; bright, with rapid motion ; colour as usual. At midnight, Aurora 

 similar to that of last night : general motion of wreathes S.E. 



February 1st, at 2h. a. m., an Aurora similar to that of last night. At mid- 

 night , an Aurora similar to that of last night. 



3d. At lh. a.m., an arch N.W. and S.E., which passed S.W., and was 

 followed by another at 2h. a. m. : at midnight, Aurora much broken and scat- 

 tered over the sky. 



5th. At midnight, several wreaths of beams, some of them Coronse Borealis, 

 occupying a large space from N.W. to S.E. 



6th, At 1 lh. p.m., a faint arch N.W. to S.E. 



7th. At midnight, Aurora similar to that of last night. 



8th. At midnight, a bright arch N.W. and S.E., centre S.W. 65° high ; 

 rapid motion of beams : at 2h. a. m., it passed to S.W. 



9th. At llh. p. m., Aurora across the zenith, N.W. and S.E. ; at 2h. a. m., 

 it passed to the southward. 



10th. At 7h. p. m., appearance of Aurora N.W. 



11th. At 3h. p. m., an arch of clouds exactly resembling the Aurora, from 

 W.N.W. to E.S.E., they were, however, driven away by the wind. 



12th. At llh. p. m., two arches N.W. to S E. passing quickly S.W. 



14th. At midnight, arched Aurora, W.N.W. and E.S.E. : some exceed- 

 ingly bright flashes, which, as usual, appeared and disappeared without 

 changing their positions. 



15th. At lOh. p. m., faint arch, W.N.W. and E.S.E. 



19th. At 9h. p. m., an arched Aurora, N.N.W. and E.S.E. at lh. a. rn., 

 some segments of arches in the zenith and to the southward ; slight interior 

 motion: colour ordinary. 



