3 1 st. At llh. p.m. an attenuated Aurora spread over the sky. At midnight,
three faint arches W.N.W. and S.E.
April 1st. At midnight, two large wreaths from N.W. to S.E. forming an
Aurora shaped like an S ; motion rapid.
5th. At llh. p.m. brilliant Aurora, of many half-formed wreaths: colour
ordinary. At 2h. a.m. an arch W.N.W. and E.S.E. centre S.S.W. ; rapid
int7erthio. r mAott2iohn. . a.m. a mass of Aurora, with many flashes in S.E. whither
it had passed from N.W. in the course of the . night, At llh. p.m. Aurora
much spread; bright and rapid. At 2h. a.m. three arches to the southward,
and one N.E.b.N. advancing.
April 11th, at lh. a.m., very detached Aurora N.W. and S.E.; faint, but
some interior motion visible.
13th. At llh. p.m., several segments of arches N.W. and E.S.E.; little
mo1ti5otnh.. At 2b. a.m., numerous dispersed flashes in the south.
16th. At 9h. p.m., two faint arches N.W.b.N. and E.b.S.
18th. At lh. a.m., a beautiful Aurora emanating in a large wreath
from W.b.N., and doubling in the E.S.E. quarter; the beams large, and their
motion exceedingly quick; colours, violet below, and pea-green above. It
passed to the southward, and was followed by another. At midnight, scattered
and faint Aurora.
19th. At midnight, four arches from west to S.S.E. ; extremities close together
; beams bright, and in rapid motion.
20th. At midnight, an arch from W.N.W. to E.S.E.; irregular, faint, and
litt2le1 smt.o tioAnt. midnight, appearance of Aurora through a haze.
22nd. At midnight, t\yo wreaths in the.zenith; rapid interior motion. A
mass of Aurora, S.W., which had passed the zenith.
23rd. At llh..30' p. m.. an arch from N.W. to S.E.; quick motion of
beams, faint violet below; several flashes. It passed so fast to the southward
that at midnight the sky was perfectly clear.
27th. At lOh. 30' p.m., saw an Aurora rising north, in a single column
towards the south; another N.E.b.E., taking the same direction. The first
was slightly agitated, and the beams momentarily visible. Both passed to the
westward in ten minutes ; the second column brightening as it approached. I
am satisfied that they were carried away by the wind, from the following circumstances
: that the columns preserved exactly their distance from each other
during this evolution, and several wreaths which they formed, retained the
same relative situations of all their parts, which is never the case when the Aurora
by its own motion passes from north to south. At midnight, an attenuated
Aurora stretched from east to west, which, being nearly parallel to the direction
of the wind, no effect like the former was distinguishable:
29th. At 9h. p.m., appearance of Aurora through the clouds.
30th. At 9h. p.m., bright twilight; an arch visible from N.W. to S.E.
b. E. At llh. p.m., a similar arch, composed of several detached wreaths.
It had a general motion to the westward, which I attribute to the wind, for the
reasons detailed above.
May 2nd. At midnight, an arch formed of several detached masses, which
fluttered violently, with a serpentine motion from E.S.E. towards W.N.W.
They were extremely bright and fringed with violet, as usual, below, and
green above. The coruscations were so transitory, that the beams were scarcely
distinguishable. Though the general motion was to the westward,-the whole
mass faded before it reached the horizon, and disappeared in five minutes.
3rd. 12h. 30', strong twilight, apparently an arch of Aurora, from N.E.
to S.W.
5th. At midnight, arched Aurora, W.N.W. and S.E.b.E.
6th. At midnight, appearance of Aurora in zenith.
10th. At midnight, arched Aurora, N.W. to S.E.
11th. At midnight, several streams of Aurora, from W.N.W. to E.S.E.,
and flashes to the southward.
12th. At midnight, several flashes and wreaths, S.E.
13th. At midnight, Aurora beyond the clouds.
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