Aurora Australis

Abstract

APRlL 17.—Evening very dark; air close and sultry; ther mometer at 65. About 6.35 p.m. noticed a broad sheath of dull rosy red in the south, stretching upwards towards the zenith; from south-east to south was spread a bright greenish-yellow glare, sufficiently luminous to enable us to read the figures of a lady's small watch. Shortly afterwards, the sky from east-by-south to south-south-west was illumined with a ruddy glow deepening to dark red; at the most easterly point of the auroral light were broad pulsating streamers of great brilliancy; these extended to south-east-by-east. Could not detect the slightest sound from aurora. Weather continued fine. April 20.—This evening there was a wide-spread glare of auroral light, with greater range, but of far less brilliancy than marked the grand display on the 17th. Weather fine and clear.