Ixxviii General Results of the Makeestoun Observations. 
Table 69. — continued. 
Date, 
Gottingen 
Mean Time. 
Moon s 
Aiie. 
feky 
Clouded, 
1848. 
d. h.— h. 
d. 
Mar. 17 9 10 
12 
19 8 13 
14 
21 12 13 
16 
24 10 
19 
A DP 17 10 
L/J. • X / 1,\J 
14 
29 9 13 
26 
Mav 10 11 
7 
18 13 
15 
Sept. 5 12 
8 
Oct. 18 7—11 
21 
19 
22 
23 
21 
24 
22 12 
25 
24 10 
27 
Of! t 1 
29 
Not. 17 7—13 
21 
18 9—11 
22 
21 7—10 
25 
22 8 — 11 
26 
30 10 
5 
Dec. 17 7—13 
22 
21 10 
26 
1849. 
Jan. 5 12 — 13 
1 1 
14 6 — 11 
20 
15 8 11 
21 
16 7 
22 
25 8 11 
1 
26 8 — 11 
2 
31 10 
7 
Feb. 11 10 
18 
13 11 
20 
18 8 11 
25 
19 9—12 
26 
20 9—10 
27 
0 1 ft 
22 7—12 
29 
24 10 
1 
26 10 
3 
28 10 
5 
Mar. 18 10 — 1 1 
23 
19 11 12 
24 
Apr. 16 8—11 
23 
17 11 
24 
1 
Sept. 17 9—11 
I 
18 13 
2 
19 11—12 
3 
i 
Oct. 14 10 
28 
18 
2 
Species 
of Clouds. 
Character 
of Magnetic 
Disturbance. 
General Remarks. 
Page 
of Refer- 
ence. 
Traces ; through clouds. 
Bright arch of brushes. 
Bright and rapidly pulsating. 
Faint. 
Coloured, but sky overcast with growing clouds. 
Faint. 11 10™ ; streamers. 
Faint. Streamers. 
Bright. Streamers to 80° alt. ; 
Faint. Lightning. 
Coloured. ; corona borealis. 
Faint. Streamers. 
Traces. 
Traces. 
Aurora, with streamers. 
Traces. Overcast. (This may 
Faint. 
Magnificent, whole sky crimsoned. 
10>' ; arch about 10° altitude. 
J Bright. S'' 10" ; large wing-like patches about 
( the anti-dip. 
Bright, but sky overcast with clouds. 
Traces. 
(■Brilliant. 40™ ; corona borealis. ll^^ 40™ ; 
I beautiful wings about its centre. 
Faint. Low on north horizon. 
coloured red. 
[and thunder. 
11^ ; lightning 
[the 23d?) 
have been on 
[arch 15° alt. 
arch 4° alt. 10" 40"": 
Aurora, with streamers. 
6" lO""; streamers. 9" 40' 
Diffuse light. 
Traces ; through clouds. 
Faint diffuse light. 
Very faint. 
Trace. 
Very faint. 
Very faint. [to N. by E. 
Qh ^Qm . rather bright, with pink or red patches 
8" 40"" ; bank to N. 9"^ 54"-5S";; magnificent bow. 
lO** 0" ; bank, or red streamers. Diffuse light. 
Very faint. 
y*" 20"; finely coloured to N. 11" 4S"; corona bor. 
Very faint, with low arch. 
Faint. 
Trace. 
10" 25" ; fine arch 73° alt. 
Faint arch to N. 
{Streamers, and pulsating wings about the centre 
of the corona borealis. 
Faint. 
[and streamer. 
10" 32" : low light 
After tliis time little watch was kept for Aurora-. 
Distinct traces on N. horizon. 
Faint. 
Faint. 
Faint, with sliort streamers. 
Faint streamers. 
