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bright flame-cclour j but below, it was edg’d with 
the Prifmatick Colours, which were full as ftrong as I 
have ever feen them in the brighteft Rainbow : They 
were not indeed fo diftind; tor, tho’ I obferv'd them 
as exadly as the ftrange variety of their Motion wou’d 
permit, I cou’d only diftinguilh theRed, the Yellow, 
and a dusky bluilli-Green. 
Thls’furprizing Sight did not lad above a minute or 
twoj but when' the Colours vanith’d here, they began 
to appear in the North-Wederly Arch, which was now 
become a portion of a larger Circle than before, and 
was not ekvated fo high above the Horizon. The Co- 
lours extended themfelves from the North towards the 
Weft for about 1 5 or zo Degrees ; and tho’ they were 
not fo bright as in the other Place, yet they were 
more fteady, and fo as eafily obferv’d. Their Order 
was the fame as before, the Red lowermoft, and fo on : 
Their Duration much longer. 
In the mean time the Streaming Lights began to ap- 
pear in all parts of the Heavens, and to form a Corona 
and Canopy, whieh were in all refpeds like thofe 
of the great Meteor of 171I. Inftead therefore of troub- 
ling you with a long detail of the Particulars of thefe, 
I lhall refer you to the curious deferiptions of the o- 
ther by the Aftronomer-Royal, and my late vvortliy 
Friend Mr. Cotes. I fliall only take notice that the 
Colours of the Corona were neither fo ftrong nor fo 
lading as thofe before deferib'd, and that the Top of 
the Canopy was fometimes over-fpread with a deep 
fallen Red. 
The Streams continu*d their diredfion upward to- 
wards a point of concourfe for a long time after, and 
form’d by fits imperfetft Circles of pale Light about 
it : This Point, however, was not fix’d ; for at firft it 
teem’d to be in, or very near, our Zenith j but when I 
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