Excerpt from Observations of the Aurora Borealis: From September 1834 to September 1839 Ashurst, September 30, 1836.-at about 9b the Aurora appeared as a very brilliant and distinct white arch about 8° high, from the more westerly-por tion of which a fine deep garnet-coloured blush spread itself over a great portion of the sky, although the moon was shining brilliantly. This was succeeded by irregular undulating flashes, resembling in character the remarkable display of November 18, 1835, but much less brilliantly developed. Soon after 10h all trace of the Aurora was lost. The next morning was ushered in with violent wind and rain. The word flash is perhaps too expressive of rapidity of motion to be applied to the Aurora. A lambent undulating glow, like that of phosphorus, is an expression more truly descriptive of the phenomenon. Ashurst, October 15, 1836. - Much Auroral light generally diffused throughout the sky. At midnight a few very faint streamers were perceptible. Sky calm and cloudless. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.