of Edinburgh, Session 1885-86. 
507 
At 14 h upper part only visible, with colours as shown 
in diagram. 
Kadius of red, 
Bluish 
white 
Yellow 
Red 
Bluish 
purple 
X* 
Red 
Greenish 
yellow 
July 3, 1885. — At l h and 2 h small misty lunar 
corona observed; colours as in diagram, with a very faint 
blue margin outside red. Radius of red ring= 1° 52'. ^ 
July 18, 1885. — At 6 h solar halo observed. Radius by steph- 
anome, 22° 48'. Rather indistinct. 
July 19, 1885.— At 
coloured as in diagram. 
9 h solar corona 
Faint white 
observed; Strong white 
Faint red 
Pink 
X 
July 24, 1885.— Solar halo at 17 h . Radius by stephanome 
(mean of 6 readings), 22° 27'. 
August 2, 1885. — At 3 h misty lunar corona; colours rather blurred ; 
red outside; radius of red, 3° 16'. At ll h , glories on fog in valley 
to northward. Radius by stephanome, 3° 36'. [Probably red ring.] 
August 22, 1885. — At 23 h , misty corona ; colours 
as in diagram, the blue margin being well marked. 
Radius of red about 1° 50'. 
August 25, 1885. — At l h double lunar corona ob- 
served; colours as in diagram. Radius of outer red 
about 9° 4'; radius of inner red about 5° 14'; radius 
of yellow about 3° 36'. Too misty-looking to measure 
accurately. [A similar corona had been seen on the 
two previous nights, but was not measured.] 
Blue 
Red 
Yellow 
D 
Red 
Blue 
Red 
Yellow- 
Whitish 
D 
Oct. 20, 1885. — At 22 h double lunar corona, with 
faint outer blue margin, formed on fog passing across 
the hill top ; colours as in diagram. Radius of inner 
red, l c 
45' ; radius of outer red, 3° 
Oct. 22, 1885. — Double lunar corona observed at 
19 h ; colours as in diagram. Radius of outer red, 
10° 53'; radius of green and blue, 6° 55'; radius of 
purple, 4° 40' ; radius of inner red, 3° 42' ; radius of 
white, 2° 25'. Similar corona observed at midnight ; 
Faint blue 
Red 
Green 
Red 
Yellowish 
white 
D 
Red 
Green and 
Blue 
Purple 
Yellowish 
red 
White 
D 
