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At 40 Minutes paft 6 the RedneSs quite difap- 
peared in the N. E. and that to the Southward be- 
came much paler. The common Aurora appeared 
very plain in the N. E. till 7 o’Clock, and then to- 
tally disappeared. 
At 8 the common Aurora appeared again very 
bright from N. to E. 
At 30 Minutes part 8 appeared another large fc- 
micircular Arch, extending from E. to W. pointed 
Columns of a bright Red Shooting up from each 
Side of its Bafe; with other fmallcr ones on the up- 
per Part of it, fuch as the common Aurora. At 
the fame time arofe in the North, from within a 
very few Degrees of the Horizon, a bright pyramidal 
Stream of Light, of a furprifing Magnitude. This 
Appearance continued near a Quarter of an Hour 
very regular, and exceeding beautiful. 
At the Beginning of thefe Lights the Mercury 
flood at 29.9, but quickly fell to 29.8. The Wind 
at S. E. 7 L Force. 
During Part of the Time I obferved an uncom- 
mon Motion in the magnetic Needle ; but was too 
clofely engaged in obferving the Heavens to take 
much notice of it. 
I law this Evening thofe Meteors called falling 
Stars s particularly fome, which, on taking Fire, 
left a long Train of Sparks behind them. 
My Situation being quite open to the Sea on all 
Sides, except the South, afforded me as favourable 
an Opportunity of viewing the above Particulars as 
I could wifhj and I gave up my whole Attention to 
them. 
