AURORA BOREALIS.

Description Of splendid Aurora Borea


lis, seen IN lat. 81, Al.
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Description Of a splendid .aurora Borea-


lis, seen IN lat.G Al.


1t commenced in the north, and extend
cd itself in an arch across the zenith, tow
ards the south. A sort of crown was then
formed in the zenith, which was most bri-
liantly Illuminated, and gave out innumer-
able coruscations OF great beauty, and with
astonishing velocity.-The light appeared
to be epuai TO that of the full moon and
various colors particularly blue, green and
pink, were stated by my officers to have
been clearly observed. It's extreme dis
/. tiactness, ant the boldness Of the corus-
cations, seemed 60 bring it to a low ee-


vation, and when the rays were darted


towards the ship, it appeared almost to
! descend to the very mast head.


Between the parallels Of 81 deg. or 63
deg. and 20; the aurora borealis is OF very


common occurrence, in the spring and


autumn of the wear. On the Sd OF April
1920. ! observed the most interesting dis


play 0! this meteor that nearly forty pas


sages to and from the fishery had afforded
The evening was fine and clear, the wind


westerly. The aurora first appeared in


the north, and gradually extended il a


luminous arch across the zenith, almost to
the southern horizon. A dim sheet of light
then suddenly appeared, and spread over


the whole OF the heavens to the eastward
of the magnetic meridian while only few
insulated speck~ were visible to the west
ward. The eastern auroras were grey and
: : obscure, and exhibited little motion; but
the arch extending across the zenith, shew-
ed all uncommon payfulness of figure and
variety of form. Sometimes it exhibited a
luminous edge towards the west, in some
: places concentrated into fervid brilliail-
cy The rays were a little obIique to the
: arch but generally parallel to each other


and commonly ran in the direction Of the


magnetic north and south. At one tins
n they extended sideways against the wind
; at another in the contrary direction. Now
i they shot forward numerous lucid pencils
z then shrunk into obscurity, or rdispersed in
e TO the appearance OF mere vapour. Tht
a COLOURS We're yeliowish- and greyish
\ white. All the stars CT the fourth muuni
d, tude were visible through the meteor, ev
I, en- in its most vivid coruscatiaDs. Urs,
re Major was at one time encircle1 with suc
"a characteristic blaZonry Of light, that th
st bear seemed to spring into figure and to b
IS. shaking lis shaggy limbs, as if in cohtemp
Id Of the less distinguished consultations ar
as ound him. The PIeiades were almost oil
n cured by the light produced by the aurora
en- though Venus, and all the superior stars
rs shone with becoming spendour. hav
It never been sensible that the shooting Of III
ed aurora was accompanied by any noise
re- the turbulence, indeed Of the water at Sc
rat or noise of the sails, during calms, pleve,
re- slight sounds from being heard.


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