1885     1    2  BANGOR              MAINE          
Faint aurora [WB]

1885     1    8  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora shone through the clouds

1885     1    8  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral arch observed at 7 p.m. and continues

Auroral arch observed at 7 p.m. and continues. [WB]

1885     1    8  GARDINER            MAINE          
Bright aurora, visible at dark, at 7 dark cloud above, at 8 a sort of flat arch, at 10.30 dark cloud at horizon below the aurora, at 11.30 still bright and no clouds.

1885     1    8  PORTLAND            MAINE          
Aurora from 10.30 to midnight

An aurora observed from 10.30 p.m. to midnight, being a band of diffused light with no perceptible motion. [WB]

1885     1    8  AMHERST             MASSACHUSETTS  
auroral light 8. p.m. [Stone]

1885     1    8  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
*
on the evening of Jan. 8, light, perhaps auroral, between clouds in the north.

1885     1    8  ROWE                MASSACHUSETTS  
Slight diffuse Aurora 10 p.m.

1885     1    8  THATCHERS ISLAND    MASSACHUSETTS
Auroral bands of yellow waving light observed from 8" to 10" p.m. [WB]

1885     1    8  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
A faint auroral light visible soon as fog lifted (7.12 p.m.) and disappeared at 10.12 p.m.

Fog and frostwork ended at 7.12 p.m. when a faint auroral light became visible, which disappeared in a bank of clouds at 10.12 p.m. This light extended in azimuth 80o, and in altitude 10o. and might possibly be only light from the clouds which soon afterwards obscured it. It was as bright as the milky way, and resembled it in color. No motion was apparent. [WB]

1885     1    8  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
An aurora of a bright yellow light, with no prominent features was observed from 7:45 to 8:30 p.m. of the 8th
1885     1    9  EASTPORT            MAINE
Auroral arch ended at 3 a.m.
auroral arch ended about 3 a.m. ‑ Height of arch about 30o ‑ Color whitish [WB]

1885     1   17  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral arch observed from 9.30 to 11.30 p.m.

Faint auroral arch observed from 9.30 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. About 20o altitude. Color whitish [WB]

1885     1   22  NEW HAVEN           CONNECTICUT    
Aurora 7.30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

1885     2    5  HARTFORD            CONNECTICUT    
Aurora, observed here 9 p.m. due north little cloudy the Aurora was quite still, no streamers observed, moderate Aurora.

1885     2    5  NORTH COLEBROOK     CONNECTICUT
*
Bank of clouds N [one or two letters illegible] a. only little light N.E.

1885     2    5  SOUTHINGTON         CONNECTICUT    
9 p.m. Slight show of aurora

1885     2    5  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Auroral arch, rather bright at 9 P.M., faint at 11 P.M.; sky rather dark below.

1885     2    5  CONTOOCOOKVILLE     NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Diffuse aurora ‑ 9 p.m.

1885     2    5  NARRAGANSETT PIER   RHODE ISLAND
Faint Aurora from 8 to 10 p.m. [WB]

1885     2    5  POINT JUDITH        RHODE ISLAND
At 7.5 p.m. an auroral arch was noticed, covering about 70o of the northern horizon, and cutting the magnetic meridian at right angles. The arch was of a pale straw color and about 5o wide, 8o above the horizon at the highest point, and resting on the usual dark base. The Aurora continued until after midnight. [WB]

1885     2    5  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
An aurora with no prominent features was observed from 7:30 to 10 p.m. of the 5th

1885     2    5  CHARLOTTE           VERMONT        
Slight A light [listed in monthly summary]

1885     2    6  POINT JUDITH        RHODE ISLAND
The aurora ended early a.m. [WB]

1885     2   11  NORTH COLEBROOK     CONNECTICUT    
Wed A little luminous in N. 9 to 12 p.m. no colors or "merry dancers"

1885     2   11  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora from 10 p.m.

1885     2   11  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral arch observed at 9 p.m. and continues

Faint auroral arch observed at 9 p.m. and continues. [WB]

1885     2   11  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora not visible till towards 12, then very faint, but at 12.45, a brilliant arch, dark below and shooting beams. At 4.50am very faint but the arch still visible.

1885     2   11  PORTLAND            MAINE          
aurora observed from 9.00 p.m. to 2.00 a.m. 12th

A magnificent aurora was observed from 9.00 p.m. this 11th to 2.00 a.m. the 12th inst. It consisted during the whole time of a brilliant arch of light occupying nearly eightly degrees on the horizon and extending nearly to the lower part of Cassiopias chair. Streamers, varying in brilliancy and length were seen at intervals, some reaching nearly to the north star. The whole aurora was characterized by a peculiar greenish tinge and the two periods of maximum brilliancy occurring at 11.00 p.m. the 11th and 1.00 a.m. the 12th inst. [WB]

1885     2   11  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Auroral arch at 11 P.M., partly double, with short streamers; sky dark below.

1885     2   11  THATCHERS ISLAND    MASSACHUSETTS
Brilliant aurora observed from 9.11 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. [WB]

1885     2   11  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
An aurora of a pale yellow light was observed from 11.20 to 12 p.m. of the 11th.

1885     2   11  WOODSTOCK           VERMONT        
Aurora in the evening near the northern horizon.

1885     2   12  BANGOR              MAINE          
Aurora [WB]

1885     2   12  EASTPORT            MAINE
Auroral arch ended at 3 a.m.
Auroral arch ended at 3 a.m. About 25o altitude. Color whitish [WB]

1885     2   12  POINT JUDITH        RHODE ISLAND
Life Saving patrol reports that an aurora of a pale straw color began about 12.5 a.m. and continued until daylight. It appeared as a diffuse light about 20o high extending from N.E. to N.W. Faint beams streamed up at intervals. [WB]

1885     2   14  NORFOLK             CONNECTICUT     
One on the evening of the 14th.

1885     2   21  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora appeared faintly just before 12, at 12.30, brighter and faint beams above dark cloud, at 1.20 not so bright and at 4.20 had disappeared.

1885     2   21  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
*
Auroral arch suspected 8‑1/2 to 9 p.m.

1885     3    9  WESTBOROUGH         MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora 7 p.m.

1885     3   14  PORTLAND            MAINE          
aurora from 1.10 a.m. to 2 a.m., a faint arch of light quite low in horizon.

An aurora observed from 1.10 to 2.00 a.m. At first a faint arch quite low on the horizon, which gradually brightened, sending out a few short streamers. [WB]

1885     3   14  POINT JUDITH        RHODE ISLAND
At 11.50 p.m. several auroral beams began to stream up from the northern horizon. The beams were of a faint yellow color, had no lateral motion, were about 15o high, and were visible at midnight. [WB]

1885     3   15  NEW HAVEN           CONNECTICUT    
aurora from 2.00 a.m. to 3.15 a.m.

1885     3   15  NORFOLK             CONNECTICUT    
at 2 a.m. Mar. 15th

1885     3   15  NORTH COLEBROOK     CONNECTICUT    
from midt till morn

1885     3   15  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral arch which formed at 12.15 a.m. ended in early a.m.

Brilliant Auroral arch observed at 12.15 a.m. and ended in early a.m. It consisted of a broken black segment surmounted by an arch of pale yellow light extending across the Northern horizon and to an altitude of 15o ‑ Beams changing in color from a rosy hue to a greenish tinge were unusually luminous in the Northeastern horizon from which they shot up to 30o and assumed the form of "Merry Dancers" ‑ Not a cloud observed during the display. [WB]

1885     3   15  BLOCK ISLAND        RHODE ISLAND   
Aurora 1.45 a.m. ended during a.m.

A brilliant aurora consisting of a bright white arch extending across the whole northern sky to an altitude of 30 degrees, was observed at 1.45 a.m. Below the arch was a dark blue segment 10 degrees wide from which two upright columns of white light two degrees wide which attained an altitude of 30 degrees. They disappeared at 2.00 a.m. from the eastern horizon but reappeared in a short time in the northwestern sky. Time of ending not known. [WB]

1885     3   15  POINT JUDITH        RHODE ISLAND
At 12.15 a.m. a bright yellow auroral arch formed which was visible until hidden by daylight. The arch was about 10o wide, 8o above the horizon at the highest point, and rested on the usual segment of dark haze. The arch covered about 85o of the horizon, cutting the magnetic meridian at right angles. Faint yellow streamers were noticed at intervals. [WB]

1885     3   15  BURLINGTON          VERMONT
A very brilliant aurora was observed from 9 to 11 p.m. of the 15th. The whole northern sky, extending from a point in the northeast to a point almost due west and upwards for about 30o above the horizon, was brightly lit up together with frequent flashes of light in the northwest towards the zenith.

1885     3   16  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral arch 5o altitude formed at 9.40 p.m.

An auroral arch of about 5o altitude formed at 9.40 p.m. and ended at 11 p.m. Straw color. [WB]

1885     3   16  BURLINGTON          VERMONT
An aurora of a pale yellow light was observed from 11:30 to 12 p.m. of the 16th. There were no characteristic features

1885     3   19  BANGOR              MAINE          
Brilliant aurora at 8 p.m. [WB]

1885     3   20  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral arch formed at 10.15 p.m. and continues

An auroral arch of about 15o alt. was observed at 10.15 p.m.; it extended from northeastern to northwestern horizon and was surmounted by a whitish light ‑ At 10.50 p.m. one streamer shot up to about 40o altitude but receded at 11 p.m. No side motion perceptible. Aurora continues ‑ [WB]

1885     3   20  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Faint auroral arch about 11 P.M., sky dark below.

1885     3   20  WESTBOROUGH         MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora 9 p.m.

1885     3   21  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral arch ended at 1.15 a.m.

Auroral arch ended at 1.15 p.m. [WB]

1885     4    7  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Brilliant auroral arch formed at 9.15 p.m. and continues 
Auroral arch formed at 9.15 p.m. and continues. [WB]

1885     4    8  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Aurora ended in early a.m. ‑ streamers observed between 12.15 and 1 a.m.

Auroral Arch ended in early a.m. A few streamers observed between 12.15 a.m. and 1.00 a.m. Height of arch about 20o ‑ Color whitish. [WB]

1885     4   14  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral arch began at 10 p.m. and continues

Auroral arch observed at 10 p.m. and continues. [WB]

1885     4   14  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora. Not visible till nearly 10. Shooting beams for a few moments, dark cloud below, presently no beams, low flat arch above dark cloud, same at 12 to 1, but a little brighter, at 2.15 am still bright and unchanged.

1885     4   14  PORTLAND            MAINE          
a faint auroral arch observed from 10.30 p.m. till after midnight

A faint auroral arch was observed from 10.30 p.m. till after midnight [WB]

1885     4   14  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Low auroral arch 10‑1/2 P.M., and later; sky dark below.

1885     4   15  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral arch ended at 1.15 a.m.

Auroral arch ended at 1.15 a.m. About 20o altitude. Straw color. [WB]

1885     5   11  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora. First appearance at 9, quite faint, at 9.30 brighter above dark cloud, quite bright at 12, at 1.am very brilliant, flashing beams, cloud below.

1885     5   11  PORTLAND            MAINE          
auroral arch obs. from 9.45 p.m. to 1.30 a.m. the 12th. Faint and irregular ‑ 90o azimuth and varying but little in brilliancy.

An auroral arch was observed from 9.45 p.m. till 1.33 a.m. the 12th inst. The arch was irregular and faint, occupying a little over 90o azimuth, varying but little in brilliancy. [WB]

1885     5   11  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Auroral arch 8‑3/4 P.M. and later, sky dark below.

1885     5   11  SOMERSET            MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora Borealis: evening: diffuse yellowish‑white light in northwest and north. 

1885     5   11  CONTOOCOOKVILLE     NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Diffuse aurora 9 p.m.

1885     5   12  NEW HAVEN           CONNECTICUT    
aurora from 12.00 to 1.15 a.m.

1885     5   12  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora about 15o high at 2 a.m.

1885     5   13  BANGOR              MAINE          
Brilliant aurora, flashing past the zenith [WB]

1885     5   13  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Complete aurora observed between 8 and 10.30 p.m.

Complete aurora observed from 8 to 10.30 p.m. all varieties comprehended. Incomplete arches and nebulous masses originating from every quarter between the altitudes of 30o and 45o would move tremulously towards the zenith merging in the fiery dome to add lustre to the boreal crown. Concentric arches, luminous beams, and auroral clouds observed. "Merry Dancers" quite prevalent between 9.20 and 9.45 p.m. Color in every instance of a pale yellow. A solitary beam of 3o breadth was tinged with green light. Dark segments apparent in Northern and Southern horizon at same time. [WB]

1885     5   13  ORONO               MAINE          
9 p.m. Aurora. Streamers extending to the zenith from all points of the horizon.
1885     5   13  CONTOOCOOKVILLE     NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Diffuse aurora 9 p.m. [original: denoted by Do and "]

1885     5   13  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 9.20 p.m. until 11.10 p.m.

Aurora observed from 9.20 p.m. to 11.10 p.m., consisting of waves of bluish‑white light, extending from the northern horizon to the zenith and having an azimuth distance of 150o. At the time the aurora was first seen the sky was slightly hazy and there were no clouds perceptible, but the sky became gradually overcast with cirrus clouds. [WB]

1885     5   13  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1885     5   16  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Whitish band in the north, apparently of auroral light, this morning about 12 h 20 m a.m.

1885     5   26  LUNENBURGH          VERMONT        
Aurora

1885     5   27  EASTPORT            MAINE           
Aurora observed at 10.20 p.m. and continues

Aurora observed at 10.20 p.m. and continues [WB]

1885     5   27  PORTLAND            MAINE          
aurora obs. from 10.25 p.m. to 11.50 p.m. rendered almost invisible by moonlight.

An aurora was observed from 10.25 to 11.50 p.m. The bright moonlight rendered the aurora almost invisible, the flashes resembling cirro stratus clouds changing each instant. [WB]

1885     5   28  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Aurora ended in early a.m. ‑ streamers of green light

Aurora ended in early a.m. Streamers of pale green light issued from a bank of haze extending with an altitude of 45o from East to western horizon. Beams from a base within the bank passed the zenith and assumed form of "Merry Dancers". But for the brilliancy of full moon, the aurora must have presented a remarkably luminous display. [WB]

1885     6    3  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Very faint auroral arch observed from 7.30 to 10 p.m.

Very faint auroral arch, 10o altitude, observed from 7.30 to 10 p.m. [WB]
1885     6    3  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
*
none seen certainly, but suspected  June 3 and 25, during the evening.

1885     6    3  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora Began 11 p.m. ended early a.m. 4th

1885     6    8  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Faint auroral light observed at 9 p.m. and continues

Faint auroral light observed at 9 p.m. and continues. [WB]

1885     6    8  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
Faint display of aurora on the 8th at 11.15 p.m.

1885     6    9  EASTPORT            MAINE          
auroral light ends about 1 a.m.

Auroral light ended about 1 a.m. Straw color. [WB]

1885     6   19  BANGOR              MAINE          
Aurora [WB]

1885     6   24  PORTLAND            MAINE          
aurora obs. from 10.30 p.m. till after midnight.
 A faint aurora observed from 10.30 p.m. till after midnight. [WB]

1885     6   24  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora Began 9.22 p.m. ended 11.22 p.m.

1885     6   25  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora, not observed till 11.30 then bright beams flashing which but for the bright moon would have been very brilliant.

1885     6   25  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
*
[see entry of 6/3]

1885     7   12  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral arch from 8 to 11 p.m.

Auroral arch of about 10o altitude observed from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. At 10.20 p.m. a beam 1o in breadth, extending to an altitude of 45o from the northeastern horizon ‑ Straw color. [WB]

1885     7   12  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
*
On July 12, aurora was strongly suspected at about 10‑1/4 p.m.; some appearance of streamers; none visible an hour later.

1885     7   12  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 9.15 p.m. to 11.25 p.m.

Faint auroral light from 9.51 p.m. to 11.25 p.m., consisting of pale bluish streamers. [WB]

1885     7   22  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral arch observed from 9 to 10 p.m.

Well defined auroral arch extending from NE to NW at 20o altitude indistinctly observed through fog‑bank from 9 to 10 p.m. [WB]

1885     8    2  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Aurora obs. from 8.10 to 9.30 p.m.

Very faint auroral arch observed from 8.10 to 9.30 p.m.: streamers from a base within a bank of haze extending 10o altitude along the northern horizon, shot up to 20o altitude and flickered indistinctly; straw color. [WB]

1885     8    2  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora

1885     8    2  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1885     8    2  BURLINGTON          VERMONT
*
[listed in monthly summary] [Note: listing is 2 6 31 ‑ not entirely certain whether it is 2, 6 or 26 ‑ taken here as 2 and 6: there is apparently a . after the 2, and also by comparison with what was seen at other stations on dates questioned.] 

1885     8    6  BANGOR              MAINE          
Aurora [WB]

1885     8    6  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora first observed at 9. Quite faint, at 10, brighter, at 11 beams, at 1.30 a.m. quite bright but no beams.

1885     8    6  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1885     8    6  PORTLAND            MAINE          
9.40 p.m. ‑ 12.50 a.m. the 7"

An Aurora from 9.40 p.m. to 12.50 a.m. the 7 inst. It appeared at first as a low arch of diffuse light occupying about 80o azimuth and attained its first period of maximum brilliancy about 10.10 p.m. being a brightening of the diffuse light in a few scarcely perceptible streamers. The second period occurred about 12.15 a.m. the 7 and was a much higher arch and more irregular with brilliant streamers moving quite rapidly from west to east and reaching but little above the upper edge of Ursa Major. [WB]

1885     8    6  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
auroral light visible August 6, 9 h 20 m p.m. and later.

1885     8    6  CONTOOCOOKVILLE     NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Diffuse aurora 9 p.m.

1885     8    6  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora began 9.35 p.m. ended early a.m. 7th

Faint Auroral light began 9.30 p.m. consisting of streamers, no arch, altitude 45o azimuth 90o. [WB]

1885     8    6  BURLINGTON          VERMONT
*
[See entry for 8/2]

1885     8    6  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1885     8    7  BANGOR              MAINE
Aurora [WB] [Note: contents page give "6‑7", 7th may thus be a.m. and continuation of aurora of 6th.]

1885     8    7  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Aurora obs. from 7.30 to 8.45 p.m. [Note: summary gives these times for 8/11; and for 8/7 gives 9 p.m. to midnight]

Auroral arch of about 15o altitude, observed from 9 p.m. to midnight; ... Color of aurora: straw. [WB]

1885     8    7  GARDINER            MAINE          
Faint aurora at 8.30, at 9.30 brighter, above dark cloud, no beams, at 1.30am not very bright.

1885     8    7  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE
Aurora began 9.27 p.m. ended 8th 2.35 a.m.

Aurora disappeared with break of day. ... Aurora began 9.27 p.m. probably a continuation of the one ending this morning. Aurora consisted of pale diffuse light with occasional streamers shooting upwards from arch which ended in azimuth about 120o and altitude 25o or more. No brilliant colors or corona. [WB]

1885     8    7  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1885     8    8  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora began shortly after sunset, ended early a.m. 9th.

Faint auroral light visible shortly after sunset. No arch or streamers. [WB]

1885     8    8  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1885     8    9  MOUNT WASHINGTON    VERMONT
Faint aurora ended in early a.m. [WB]

1885     8   11  BUCKFIELD           MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1885     8   11  EASTPORT            MAINE          
observed from 7.30 to 8.45 p.m. [summary]

Auroral arch observed from 7.30 to 8.45 p.m. The dark segments extended 10o all along the northern horizon and was occassionally broken by streamers of pale yellow light with purple tint which shot up to 30o altitude and moved from east to west; flashes of light observed in the northwest of 50o altitude at intervals between 8 and 8.30 p.m. [WB]

1885     8   15  GARDINER            MAINE          
a.m. brilliant aurora, not visible till 1. a.m., at 2.45 very brilliant with beams.

1885     8   16  NEW HAVEN           CONNECTICUT    
auroral streamers 3.20 a.m.

Four auroral streamers, partly obscured by clouds in north at 3.20 a.m. [WB]

1885     8   27  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Aurora obs. from 7 to 11 p.m. [Note: summary gives 7.30 to 11 p.m.]

Auroral arch observed from 7.30 to 11 p.m. ‑ about 20o altitude, color, whitish. [WB]

1885     8   28  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Aurora obs. from 7 to 11 p.m. [Note: summary gives 7.30 to 11 p.m.]

Auroral arch observed from 7.30 to 11 p.m. ‑ about 20o altitude and of a whitish color. [WB]

1885     8   29  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Aurora obs. from 7.30 to 11 p.m.
 Auroral arch observed from 7 to 11 p.m., about 25o altitude and of a whitish color. [WB]

1885     8   29  GARDINER            MAINE          
Bright aurora with beams at 8, ended at 9. p.m.

1885     8   29  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1885     8   31  NEW HAVEN           CONNECTICUT    
aurora from 4.00 a.m. to 4.16 a.m.

1885     8   31  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1885     9    2  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral light observed from 8 to 11 p.m.

Auroral light observed from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Color, whitish. [WB]

1885     9    3  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora about 10o high

1885     9    3  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Aurora observed 7.15 p.m. and con.

Auroral arch observed at 7.15 p.m. and continues. [WB]

1885     9    3  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora, first appearance soon after 8, quite bright at 9, nearly obscured at 12, at 1.30 a.m. bright but obscured by clouds below, at 4. a.m., clear, bright moon, no aurora visible.

1885     9    3  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1885     9    4  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Aurora ended 1 a.m.
Auroral arch observed from 7 to 8.30 p.m.

Auroral arch ended at 1 a.m. About 30o alt extended from NW to NE. color, whitish. ...
Faint auroral arch observed from 7 to 8.30 p.m. About 25o. color whitish. [WB]

1885     9    5  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Faint traces of aurora thought to be seen in the north late in the evening.

1885     9   14  BANGOR              MAINE          
Brilliant aurora [WB]

1885     9   14  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Faint auroral light obs. at 7 p.m. and continues 
Faint auroral light observed at 7 p.m. and continues. [WB]

1885     9   14  GARDINER            MAINE          
Faint aurora at 7.45, at 9 faint beams, at 1. a.m. nearly disappeared.

1885     9   14  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Auroral light visible near horizon about 11 p.m.

1885     9   14  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora first seen at 11.11 p.m. last seen at 12.19 a.m. of 15th

Noticed in northern horizon at 11.11 p.m. a diffuse auroral light having an altitude of about 12o and extending about 40o east and west of north. The light was not brilliant nor was any motion perceptible. Dense fog from west obscured aurora at 11.15 p.m. clear at 11.22 at 11.25 observed band of dark stratus clouds in northern horizon extending upwards 2o and about 5o east and west of north. Resting upon this band was an arch 1/2o in width of a pale lemon color, but sharply defined. Extending above it to a height of about 20o was a faint light, as if reflected from the arch. At 11.26 dense fog again obscured aurora. Clear again at 11.36 p.m. at which time the auroral light and arch had almost disappeared. [WB]

1885     9   14  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1885     9   15  BANGOR              MAINE          
Aurora [WB]

1885     9   15  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora about 15o high all the eve

1885     9   15  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral light ended at 1 a.m.
Brilliant auroral arch observed at 7 p.m. and continues

Auroral light ended at 1 a.m. color, whitish ...
Brilliant Auroral arch observed at 7 p.m. and continues. [WB]

1885     9   15  GARDINER            MAINE
Aurora at 8, very brilliant, at 12, beams and dark cloud below, at 1 bright but partially obscured by clouds.

1885     9   15  PORTLAND            MAINE          
9.20 p.m. to after midnight

An Aurora was observed from 9.20 p.m. till after midnight when it was obscured by clouds. At first seen as an irregular arch ‑ 110o az. and 16o alt. increasing gradually in brilliancy till 10.15 p.m. The streamers at this time covered over 45o alt. and in the northwest the arch had a folded appearance. The distinct arch disappeared just before 11.00 p.m. and the aurora faded slowly till midnight when but a few flashes about 40o alt. could be distinguished among the clouds. [WB]

1885     9   15  CONTOOCOOKVILLE     NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Diffuse aurora 9 p.m.

1885     9   15  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE
Last saw aurora at 12.19 a.m. when it appeared as a faint light in northern horizon, no striking features. [WB]

1885     9   15  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1885     9   15  WOODSTOCK           VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1885     9   16  EASTPORT            MAINE          
auroral arch ended about 2 a.m.

Auroral arch ended at 2 a.m. about 35o and extended about 45o west and east. waves of light shot up to the zenith, frequently passing over it. Color, "whitish". [WB]

1885     9   17  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral light observed at 10 p.m. and continues

Auroral light observed at 10 p.m. and continues. [WB]

1885     9   17  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1885     9   17  WOODSTOCK           VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1885     9   18  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral light ended 1 a.m.

Auroral light ended at 1 a.m. Color "whitish" [WB]

1885    10    6  POINT JUDITH        RHODE ISLAND
Life Saving patrol reports a brilliant auroral display, which began about 11 p.m. and lasted for one hour. [WB]

1885    10    8  CORNISH             MAINE          
Faint Aurora

1885    10    8  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral light observed from 9 to 10.30 p.m.

Faint auroral light, (straw color) observed between 9 and 10.30 p.m. [WB]

1885    10    8  GARDINER            MAINE          
Slight aurora at 8.30, above dark cloud, obscured before 9.30.

1885    10    8  KENT'S HILL         MAINE
9 P.m. auroral arch, streamers, apparently cloud beneath.

1885    10    8  CONTOOCOOKVILLE     NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Diffuse aurora 9 p.m.

1885    10    8  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
from 9.45 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Aurora observed at 9.45 p.m. consisting then of an arch of pale, straw colored light, in the form of an elongated crescent, the widest part being about 5o in width. The azimuth extent was about 115o. Nearer the horizon there was a second arch of light, of about the same color and intensity, 105o in azimuth, 3o in altitude and in the middle about 3o in width. Between this latter arch and the horizon there was an intensely dark space, while between the segments of auroral light was a dark segment, similar in shape to the arches of light. No lambent, or light of any other color than salmon yellow could be observed. The first or highest arch attained its maximum intensity at about 10.06 p.m. gradually fading after that time and disappearing at 10.20 p.m. The lower arch was brightest about 10.10 p.m. and could be distinguished until 11.00 p.m. at which time it disappeared. [WB]

1885    10    8  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1885    10    9  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral light observed from 7 to 8 p.m.

Faint auroral light observed from 7 to 8 p.m. (whitish). [WB]

1885    10    9  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
slight aurora

1885    10   10  BANGOR              MAINE          
Brilliant Aurora [WB]

1885    10   11  BUCKFIELD           MAINE
aurora

1885    10   11  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora about 20o high

1885    10   11  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora, bright low arch above dark cloud at 7.30, at 8 more diffused, at 9 invisible but at 11 tolerably bright, at 3.am about ended.

1885    10   11  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1885    10   11  PORTLAND            MAINE          
2.06 a.m. ‑ 3.00 a.m.
 A slight aurora was visible between 2 and 3 this a.m. [WB]

1885    10   11  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
*
Aurora suspected among clouds early in the evening, and in clear sky later.

1885    10   11  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
from 10.03 p.m. to 11.56 p.m.

Aurora observed at 9.55 p.m. at which time it consisted of a base of auroral light of a somewhat greenish tint extending from the northern horizon five degrees in altitude and from 28o to 30o east and west. From this base at intervals of from one to two minutes, would shoot streamers of lambent, green tinted light at angles with the horizon, that would converge at zenith if streamers extended to that height. After 10.40 p.m. auroral light though quite distinct was less brilliant and entirely quiescent; at 11.25 p.m. the light was merely discernable and at midnight had entirely disappeared. Time of ending was about 11.56 p.m. [WB]

1885    10   11  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
An aurora of a semi‑circular shape similar to a rainbow extending from the northwest to the northeast, and rising to an altitude of 20o, was observed from 7:30 to 11 p.m. of the 11th

1885    10   11  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1885    10   12  CORNISH             MAINE          
Faint Aurora

1885    10   14  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora suspected near northern horizon.

1885    10   15  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral light observed at 9 p.m. and continues

Auroral arch observed at 9 p.m. and continues. [WB]

1885    10   15  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora at 10. It being overcast, clouds lifted at Northern horizon and displayed aurora very narrow, at 12, a little higher and bright, at 1. a.m. clouds nearly closed, leaving a long narrow strip of light at horizon.

1885    10   15  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Auroral streamers and diffused light over clouds in the north about 9 h 50 m p.m., low arch at 11 h 30 m p.m.

1885    10   15  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
11.00 p.m. to 11.16 p.m.

At 10.55 p.m. fog partialy lifted and disclosed a very brilliant aurora, extending 10o in altitude and about 20o east and west of north consisting of an intense greenish steady light. Although the moon had set or was totally obscured by fog which was very dense in the west, the summit of the mountain was illumined by the aurora as by the full moon in the zenith. At 11.16 p.m. the fog again became dense obscuring aurora. [WB]

1885    10   15  POINT JUDITH        RHODE ISLAND
Aurora began 11.30 a portion of northern sky being of a straw tint, which increased to streamers abt. 45o alt. Travelling across the sky from E to W [WB]

1885    10   16  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral light ended at 1 a.m.

Auroral light ended at 1 a.m. (Straw color).

1885    10   16  BLOCK ISLAND        RHODE ISLAND   
Aurora began 12 midnight ended at daybreak

Faint aurora first observed at 12 midnight, consisting of an arch of pale diffuse light extending in altitude 10o and in azimuth 90o. No streamers or motion was observed. The aurora ended at daybreak. [WB]

1885    10   16  POINT JUDITH        RHODE ISLAND
Aurora ends about 4 a.m. [WB]

1885    10   31  GARDINER            MAINE          
Slight aurora towards midnight, at 1. a.m. had disappeared.

1885    10   31  PORTLAND            MAINE          
9.45 p.m. to midnight

A slight aurora was observed from 9.45 p.m. till midnight. An irregular arch about 20o alt and 90o azimuth [WB]

1885    10   31  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora suspected about 9h 30m P.M.; arch distinct about 10h 20m P.M., with dark sky below and some appearance of streamers; light more diffuse at 11h P.M.

1885    10   31  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
9.30 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.

Aurora observed at 9.30 p.m. At 10 p.m. it consisted of a blueish light with one well defined streamer extending to a height of 50o. It was about 1/2o in width and disappeared at 10.30 p.m. Several other streamers illy defined and of inferior brilliancy were noticed, extending from N 30o west to N 25o east. No lateral or wavy motions observed. Base of aurora visible until 11.40 p.m. [WB] 

1885    11    9  SOUTHINGTON         CONNECTICUT    
Aurora

1885    11    9  CORNISH             MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1885    11    9  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora not visible till towards 11. At 12.30am above dark cloud with faint beams at 2.am less bright.

1885    11    9  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Brilliant aurora 9 p.m.

1885    11    9  PORTLAND            MAINE          
9.20 p.m. to 10.50 p.m.

The clouds in the north and northwest lifted from 9.20 to 10.50 p.m. and disclosed a slight arch of auroral lights. [WB]

1885    11    9  BOSTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora from 8.30 to 11 p.m.

An auroral display observed from 8.30 to 11 p.m. It extended from 160o to 225o azimuth, and 25o altitude, and was pale straw color, with "Merry Dancers". [WB]

1885    11    9  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Low auroral arch during the evening.

1885    11    9  WESTBOROUGH         MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora 10 p.m.

1885    11    9  CONTOOCOOKVILLE     NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Diffuse aurora 9 p.m.

1885    11   10  WATERVILLE          MAINE
Fine aurora 1 a.m. 10" ‑ streamers not long

1885    11   11  BANGOR              MAINE          
Aurora [WB]

1885    11   11  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral light observed at 9 p.m. and continues

Auroral light observed at 9 p.m. and continues. [WB]

1885    11   11  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora, first faint indication at 8, brighter at 9, at 12 fading away.

1885    11   11  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1885    11   11  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
An aurora was observed from 1 to 3 a.m. of the 11th
No prominent features

1885    11   12  EASTPORT            MAINE           
Auroral light ended 1.30 a.m.

Auroral light ended in early a.m. color ‑ "straw". [WB]

1885    11   17  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
*
Aurora slightly suspected in moonlight about 8‑3/4 p.m.

1885    12    1  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora, slight at 11.30, brighter and more diffused at 12.30, at 3. a.m. had disappeared.

1885    12    1  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1885    12    1  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
9.30 p.m. to early a.m. 2d

A faint auroral light gradually increasing in extent until about 10.10 p.m. when it reached its maximum of 40o in azimuth and 4o in altitude. From this base occasional streamers rose to an altitude of from 5o to 6o at irregular intervals ranging from two to five minutes. The color of streamers and base was a light green. No lateral motion of either streamers or base was detected. After 11.00 p.m. base of light gradually faded, disappearing in early morning. [WB]

1885    12    6  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora about 15o high

1885    12    6  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora, first appearance midnight. At 12.30 bright low arch above dark cloud.

1885    12    6  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
slight aurora ‑ behind cloud

1885    12    6  PORTLAND            MAINE          
Aurora from 9.40 to 11.45 p.m.

An Aurora observed from 9.40 to 11.45 p.m. At first a simple arch of light 5o [? ‑ blurred] in altitude and 85o azimuth, at 10.20 it had nearly disappeared, but came out in a few moments an irregular arch, a little more elev. than the first one, and soon began sending in flashes of light from two points on either sid the north point of compass, and extending about 30o alt., swaying but little. [WB]

1885    12    6  BOSTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora 9 p.m. to 12.30 a.m. of 7th

An aurora was observed about due north and first seen at 9. p.m. It was an arch about 7o or 8o in height and the azimuth was about 10o to 15o varying at different times. It was not very brilliant at any time but reached its maximum intensity at 11 p.m. Beneath the auroral arch a dark segment was visible. No colors were distinguished other than a common light. At 12.30 a.m. it was hardly discernible and soon after could not be seen. [WB]

1885    12    6  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Low auroral arch during the evening; sky dark below.

1885    12    6  FALL RIVER          MASSACHUSETTS  
Bright aurora 8 @ 12

1885    12    6  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[listed in monthly summary]

1885    12    6  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
An aurora of a straw colored light was observed from 12:30 to 1:30 a.m. of th 6th

1885    12    7  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora about 15o high

1885    12    7  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora, first appearance 9, bright at 11. Fainter at 12.30 and at 1.30 had disappeared.

1885    12    7  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
slight aurora ‑ behind cloud [original: denoted by "]

1885    12    7  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1885    12    7  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Faint auroral arch during the evening.

1885    12    7  FALL RIVER          MASSACHUSETTS  
Bright aurora 6 @ 12

1885    12    7  WESTBOROUGH         MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora

1885    12    7  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1885    12    8  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1885    12    9  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
slight aurora

1886     1    1  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora 10o high all the eve

1886     1    1  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Aurora

1886     1    1  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora

At 8.28 p.m. an aural light observed extending about 15o E. and W. of north and about 10o in altitude. color pale green of uniform intensity without lateral or motion observed nor were any streamers visible. [WB]

1886     1    2  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE
Aurora last observed at 12.20 a.m. [WB]

1886     1    8  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Aurora

1886     1    8  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora

1886     1   14  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
*
Slightly suspected early in the evening of Jan. 14, but not apparent at 11 p.m.

1886     2   10  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
An aurora consisting of a bright yellow light rising above a bank of clouds in the northern horizon, was observed at 11:55 p.m. of the 10th

1886     2   22  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Faint auroral light observed from 8.30 to 9 p.m.

Faint auroral light observed from 8.30 to 9 p.m. [WB]

1886     2   22  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Aurora behind cloud 9 p.m.

1886     2   22  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
*
suspected Feb. 22, between 8‑1/2 and 9 p.m.

1886     2   24  BAR HARBOR          MAINE          
Aurora observed at 10 p.m. in N.E.

1886     3    5  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Aurora

1886     3    6  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Aurora observed 10.35 p.m. ending at 1.30 a.m.

Auroral arch observed at 10.35 p.m. and continues. [WB] 
1886     3    6  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Brilliant Aurora

1886     3    7  EASTPORT            MAINE
Auroral arch ended at 12.30 a.m.; height of arch, about 7o altitude, and of a greenish yellow color. [WB]

1886     3   17  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Faint auroral light 9.00 to 10.00 p.m.

Faint auroral light observed from 9 to 10 p.m. (straw color). [WB]

1886     3   18  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora at 8 o'clock, bright flashing beams.

1886     3   26  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora about 15o high

1886     3   26  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Aurora 6.45 to 11.00 p.m.

Auroral light observed from 6.45 to 11 p.m. ‑ color whitish. [WB]

1886     3   26  GARDINER            MAINE          
Bright aurora, flashing beams from 8 to 8.45, at 9 above dark cloud, at 10 more diffused, and not so bright, at 3.am, bright moon, aurora nearly invisible.

1886     3   26  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Aurora with cloud

1886     3   26  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     3   26  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
On the evening of the 26th I observed the Aurora Borealis I first noticed it about 8 p.m. it continued in intensity nearly an hour and covred about one tenth of the heavens

1886     3   27  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Brilliant Aurora

1886     3   28  NORTH COLEBROOK     CONNECTICUT    
A little light in N.

1886     3   28  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora about 10o high

1886     3   28  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Aurora observed from 9.30 to 10.30 p.m.

Faint auroral light observed from 9.30 to 10.30 p.m. (straw color). [WB]

1886     3   28  GARDINER            MAINE          
Brilliant aurora, beginning at 8, from 8 to 9 flashing beams above dark cloud, at 9 more faint, and before 11 disappeared.

1886     3   28  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Brilliant Aurora [original: denoted by "]

1886     3   28  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     3   28  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
irregular aurora seen March 28 at 8‑1/2 p.m.

1886     3   28  FALL RIVER          MASSACHUSETTS  
Bright aurora 8 @ 11 p.m.

1886     3   28  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora about 8 p.m. 28th for 15 minutes.

1886     3   28  LUNENBURGH          VERMONT        
Aurora very bright the eve of the 28th

1886     3   28  POULTNEY            VERMONT        
The Aurora on exhibition in ev'g.

1886     3   29  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora again on the 29th and not as brilliant as that of the 26th.

1886     4    1  NEW HAVEN           CONNECTICUT
Auroral arch observed at 10 p.m.; presented no marked features as to brilliancy or formation. [WB]

1886     4    1  GARDINER            MAINE          
Slight aurora at 10. Not visible at midnight.

1886     4    1  AMHERST             MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora 10.30 p.m. [Stone]

1886     4   11  EASTPORT            MAINE          
auroral light 9.00 to 11.00 p.m.

Faint auroral light observed from 9 to 11 p.m. "straw color" [WB]

1886     4   11  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora, at 8.30 bright narrow line, at 9.30 less bright, at 11.30 brilliant beams partially obscured by clouds, dark cloud below, at 3.30am still visible but fainter.

1886     4   11  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     4   14  EASTPORT            MAINE          
auroral light 10.00 to 11.00 p.m.
 Auroral light observed from 10 to 11 p.m. straw color. [WB]

1886     4   14  GARDINER            MAINE          
Brilliant aurora, first appearance at 10.45, flashing beams shooting up nearly to zenith, moon very bright, at 2.30 a.m., still beams but faint on a/c of moon.

1886     4   14  PORTLAND            MAINE          
10.45 to 11.20 p.m.

A slight aurora observed from 10.45 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. [WB]

1886     4   14  BOSTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora Began 8 p.m. and ended 11 p.m.

An auroral arch with pale straw colored streamers or Merry Dancers was visible at intervals from 8 to 11.03 p.m. The altitude of the arch was 25o and some of the streamers extended beyond the altitude of 70o. The azimuth was from 140o to 230o. [WB]

1886     4   14  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Faint auroral arch 8‑1/2 to 9‑3/4 P.M., then brighter and broken, with streamers; clouds below; little or no aurora at 10‑3/4 P.M.

1886     4   14  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 8.07 p.m. to 9.50 p.m.

At 8.07 p.m. observed an auroral light without color, in the form of an arch having an altitude of 30 degrees and an azimuth extent of about 50o east and 30o west of north. The arch was but illy defined and owing to the bright moonlight which prevailed no dark segment could be seen. At 9.20 p.m. waves of pale light were seen rising from below the imperfectly formed arch and shoot upward with almost lightning rapidity disappearing at and near the zenith. These waves of light resembled light fleecy clouds in color and texture being in fact distinguishable from clouds only by their rapid movement and instantaneous disappearance. The aurora proper had a slow lateral movement from west to east. Light lower fog set in at 9.50 p.m. obscuring aurora. [WB]

1886     4   20  BAR HARBOR          MAINE          
Aurora

1886     4   20  EASTPORT            MAINE          
auroral light 8.30 to 11.30 p.m.

Faint Auroral light observed from 8.30 to 11.30 p.m. Color "whitish" [WB]

1886     4   20  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora at 8.30, very bright at 9.30, at 10.30 had disappeared.

1886     4   20  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary] 

1886     4   20  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     4   24  GARDINER            MAINE          
Brilliant aurora, first appearance about 10.30, faint beams. At 12 bright beams above dark cloud. At 1.30am brilliant double arch, lower one near horizon and quite flat, upper one more curved, and at N.E. and N.W. the two arches met, bright beams shooting from both arches. At 3.30am still visible but nearly obscured by moon.

1886     4   24  PORTLAND            MAINE          
10.00 p.m. to 1.30 a.m. 25"

A slight aurora observed from 10.00 p.m. till 1.30 a.m. the 25th about 20o alt and with a few streamers in the Northeast. [WB]

1886     4   25  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
A very brilliant aurora was observed at 1 a.m. of the 25th. It consisted of a yellow light extending from a point in the northeast to the west rising in a semi‑circular shape to a height of about 25o, and so bright as to cast a shadow  The western extremity faded out gradually but in the northeast the end was very abruptly marked by two perpendicular rays of light, rising to an altitude of 30o.

1886     4   25  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
Aurora

1886     4   29  EASTPORT            MAINE          
auroral light 7.30 to 10.00 p.m.

Faint auroral light from 7.20 to 10 p.m. [WB]

1886     4   29  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     4   29  CHARLOTTE           VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     4   30  EASTPORT            MAINE          
from 10 to 11 p.m.

Faint auroral light observed from 10 to 11 p.m. [WB]

1886     4   30  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora, began about 10.30, ended before 12.

1886     4   30  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     4   30  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora at 10 P.M., low and irregular, with some appearance of streamers; dark sky below; later, a rather faint arch; ended by 11 P.M.

1886     4   30  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 10.40 p.m. to 11.50 p.m.

Auroral pale light observed at 10.40 p.m. max intensity occurred at 11.20 p.m. when altitude was 15o and azimuth 90o. no streamers or motion of any kind observed, disappeared at 11.50 p.m. [WB]

1886     5    1  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral light com 10.30 p.m. Ended 11 p.m.

Faint auroral light observed from 10.30 to 11 p.m. [WB]

1886     5    1  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
*
Aurora suspected soon after 11 p.m. among low clouds in the north.

1886     5    5  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     5    8  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 9.10 p.m. to 9.13 p.m.

At 9.10 p.m. the fog lifted for a few minutes and disclosed evidence of an aurora. Long slender clouds extended from the eastern horizon to the western in the form of a longitudinal section of a hollow cone having its apex at the zenith, at which point they terminated in a cumulus shaped cloud having a churning motion being violently agitated and yet having no apparent progressive movement. Between rifts in the dense masses of fog which came rolling up from the north could be seen patches of brilliant green light and extending from a point on the western horizon eastward and northward about 80o. At 9.13 p.m. dense fog again obscured the aurora. It is regretted that no better observation of this aurora could be made as it gave evidence of having a large extent and being of great brilliancy. [WB]

1886     5    9  NEW HAVEN           CONNECTICUT    
1.25 a.m. to 3.15 a.m.

Aurora of moderate brilliancy, with many streamers, reported from 1.25 a.m. to 3.15 a.m. [WB]

1886     5    9  EASTPORT            MAINE          
com. 10 p.m. Ended 11.45 p.m.

Faint auroral light observed from 10 to 11.45 p.m. [WB]

1886     5    9  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora very faint at 9, at 10 low arch above dark cloud, at 11 very bright with flashing beams.

1886     5    9  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS 
Auroral arch visible about 10‑3/4 P.M.; sky rather dark below; some appearance of streamers.

1886     5    9  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora about 1 a.m. 9th zenith.

1886     5   12  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral light com. 10 p.m. Ended 10.50 p.m.

Faint auroral light observed from 10 to 10.50 p.m. [WB]

1886     5   17  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral light com 11 p.m. Ended 12 mid.
Faint auroral light observed from 11 to 12 p.m. [WB]

1886     5   21  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral arch com. 9 p.m. Ended 10.45 p.m.

An auroral arch of about 20o altitude observed from 9 to 10 p.m. (color whitish) [WB]

1886     5   21  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     5   21  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 9.20 p.m. to 10.15 p.m.

Aurora observed from 9.20 to 10.15 p.m. consisting of a dark segment bounded by a luminous arch of about 1‑1/2o in width with its edges but illy defined The color of the arch was of a greenish white of but little brilliancy and soon faded. This aurora tallied in description with "Loomis" page 178. [WB]

1886     5   26  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Auroral light com 9.30 p.m. ended 10.45 p.m.

Faint auroral light observed from 9.30 to 10.45 p.m. [WB]

1886     5   28  CHARLOTTE           VERMONT             
[listed in monthly summary] 

1886     6    4  NEW HAVEN           CONNECTICUT    
Aurora from 9 p.m. to 10.40 p.m.

Auroral arch of slate color appeared in the northern sky 9 p.m. altitude 15o, azimuth 50o, Three streamers at western end of arch extended to altitude of 40o. Brilliancy moderate. Towards close of display small narrow bands of stratus clouds were scattered over surface of aurora; sky elsewhere perfectly clear. This appearance of strata soon after the appearance of an aurora has been invariably noticed in the writer's observation. Display ended 10.40 p.m. [WB]

1886     6    4  NORTH COLEBROOK     CONNECTICUT     
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     6    4  VOLUNTOWN           CONNECTICUT    
Aurora, bright, with beams and streamers

1886     6    4  EASTPORT            MAINE          
C 7.35 p.m. E 10.10 p.m.

A grand auroral display observed from 7.35 to 10.10 p.m. The arch was about 45o altitude and extended about 140o along the horizon; waves of light continuously shot up from the borders of the arch toward the zenith, making a most beautiful display; it appeared at its best at about 9.30 p.m. and was of a whitish color. [WB]

1886     6    4  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora, very faint at 9, brighter at 10 but nearly obscured by clouds, at 12 low bright arch above dark cloud with beams, at 3.am still visible but not so bright.

1886     6    4  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     6    4  PORTLAND            MAINE          
8.00 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.

An auroral arch observed from 8 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. 20o altitude. [WB]

1886     6    4  AMHERST             MASSACHUSETTS  
Slight display of arora 10 p.m. Few beams. [Phelps

1886     6    4  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Auroral arch visible as soon as the twilight had disappeared; distinct at 9 p.m., over narrow bands of cloud; streamers appearing at 9‑1/4 p.m. and arch becoming irregular; streamers at times long and bright; slight pinkish color sometimes apparent in the northwest; aurora still visible at 10‑1/2 p.m., but not conspicuous.

1886     6    4  FALL RIVER          MASSACHUSETTS  
Bright aurora this evening

1886     6    4  HEATH               MASSACHUSETTS  
N Light 9 p.m.

1886     6    4  WESTBOROUGH         MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora 10 p.m.

1886     6    4  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 9.20 p.m. to 11.50 p.m.

At 9.20 p.m. observed faint auroral light extending 50o west and 60o east of north which rapidly increased in brilliancy and extent. At 9.30 p.m. the arch extended from 70o west to 80o east of north and to an altitude of 12o the dark segment was well defined its apex being 2o or 3o in altitude and about the same distance west of north. Brilliant white fleecy streamers rapidly and frequently rising from the arch. Its max. brilliancy occurred at 10.10 p.m. after which time it gradually faded disappearing at 11.50 p.m. The arch and streamers were colorless. There was observed a slow lateral motion from west to east. [WB]
1886     6    4  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 9 @ 10 p.m.

1886     6    4  BLOCK ISLAND        RHODE ISLAND   
Aurora observed from 9.30 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.

An Aurora observed at 9.30 p.m. Length of arc about 30 degrees. Altitude of segment 8o. The aurora was observed up to 11.30 p.m. Color a white diffused light extending up to 20o. No merry dancers observed. Segment very dark blue. [WB]

1886     6    5  NEW HAVEN           CONNECTICUT    
Faint auroral glow observed 11 p.m.

Faint auroral glow observed 11 p.m. [WB]

1886     6    5  EASTPORT            MAINE          
C 8.20 p.m. E 10.55 p.m.

Auroral arch observed from 8.20 to 10.55 p.m. Height about 35o and extended about 100o along the horizon; color, whitish. [WB]

1886     6    5  GARDINER            MAINE          
Faint aurora at 10, disappeared before 12.

1886     6    5  PORTLAND            MAINE          
8.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.

Auroral arch 15o alt. from 8.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. [WB]

1886     6    5  BOSTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora 8.45 p.m. ‑ 10.45 p.m.

An aurora was visible from 8.45 to 10.45 p.m. The beams were well defined and were from 1o to 2o in breadth, at times they became very bright changing from a pale yellow to light red. Altitude of aurora 25o and azimuth 120o to 240o. [WB]

1886     6    5  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Faint low aurora visible about 11‑1/2 p.m.

1886     6    5  HEATH               MASSACHUSETT
2 a.m.

1886     6    5  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 10.30 p.m. to 11.40 p.m.

Aurora observed at 10.30 p.m. consisting of a dark segment resting on horizon. its apex was 2o east of north and its azimuth distance about 60o resting upon it was an arch of about 2o in width from which streamers rose at intervals from 2 to 5 seconds disappearing at an altitude of from 70o to 80o Its maximum brilliancy occurred 11.10 p.m. after which it gradually faded presenting merely a faint light at 11.40 p.m. [WB]

1886     6    5  BLOCK ISLAND        RHODE ISLAND   
Aurora observed 10 p.m. disappearing at 11.30 p.m.

Faint aurora observed at 10 p.m. disappearing at 10.30 p.m. Arc 30o in length, altitude Segment 8o. Colors a diffuse white light, no streamers observed. [WB]

1886     6   26  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Faint light among clouds in the north, apparently auroral, 10 to 11 p.m.; some appearance of streamers about 10‑3/4 p.m.

1886     6   28  DUDLEY              MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     6   29  NEW LONDON          CONNECTICUT    
Aurora begins about 9 p.m.

An aurora of pale straw color began about 9 p.m. and continued after midnight [WB]

1886     6   29  NORTH COLEBROOK     CONNECTICUT    
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     6   29  BAR HARBOR          MAINE          
Aurora

1886     6   29  EASTPORT            MAINE          
C 7.50 p.m. E 2 a.m. 30th

Auroral arch observed at 7.50 p.m. and continues. [WB]

1886     6   29  GARDINER            MAINE          
Brilliant aurora, began about 10.30, at 11 bright beams, at 12 beautiful arch, shooting beams, at 1.am still very bright, with flashing beams above dark cloud.

1886     6   29  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     6   29  ORONO               MAINE          
Brilliant Aurora during the evening

1886     6   29  PORTLAND            MAINE          
9.00 p.m. to midnight

From 9 p.m. till midnight an Aurora was observed. At first slender beams of light in form of an irregular arch 10o altitude shooting towards the zenith and generally increasing in brilliancy. At 10 p.m. it reached its maximum brilliancy and had a motion from west to east gradually fading away till 10.30 p.m. when it was a simple arch of light. It reappeared about 11 p.m. being an arch with waves of light traversing from west to east, and disappearing about midnight. [WB]

1886     6   29  AMHERST             MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary] [Phelps]

1886     6   29  BOSTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora began 8 p.m. on 29" and ended at 3.30 a.m. on 30th'

An auroral arch of pale straw color was observed from 8.00 p.m. but soon became obscured by clouds. [WB]

1886     6   29  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Evening mostly cloudy; rather clear between 8‑1/2 and 10 p.m.; extensive irregular aurora with streamers among clouds in the north.

1886     6   29  SOMERSET            MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora Borealis: diffuse light on northern horizon most of the night.

1886     6   29  WESTBOROUGH         MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora 10 p.m.

1886     6   29  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Auroras 29th and 30th

1886     6   29  HANOVER             NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     6   29  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora [original: denoted by "] 9 p.m. till 3 a.m. 30th. Bright, with occasional streamers

1886     6   29  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
A brilliant aurora was observed from 8 to 10 p.m. of the 29th. The display consisted chiefly of waving flashes of electricity which moved rapidly up and down the sky from the northern horizon to the zenith, occasionally reaching even south of that. The regulation milky color now and then changed to tints of orange, red and blue.

1886     6   29  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     6   30  NEW HAVEN           CONNECTICUT    
Aurora 2. a.m. to daybreak

Aurora observed from 1.45 a.m. to dawn. Color very pale green. azimuth 110o; alt. of streamers 40o. [WB]

1886     6   30  NEW LONDON          CONNECTICUT    
visible till dawn and in evening 9 p.m. 
The aurora lasted till dawn presenting a brilliant appearance at 2 a.m., when several pale yellow and green streamers of varying altitudes and widths were visible extending upwards from a base of whitish yellow and pale green light. These streaks appeared and disappeared at short intervals. The auroral light visible again in evening till about 9 p.m. of a pale straw color altitude about 15o, azimuth 90o. [WB]

1886     6   30  EASTPORT            MAINE          
C 8 p.m. and continues

Auroral arch ended 2 a.m. ‑ altitude: about 20o; it extended from West to East. Waves of whitish light shot up toward the zenith.  ... Auroral arch observed at 8 p.m. and continues. [WB]

1886     6   30  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora, began at 9.20, very brilliant at 12, flat arch, brilliant flashing beams and constantly changing. Very bright at 1. a.m., less bright at 1.30.

1886     6   30  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
9‑11 p.m.

1886     6   30  BOSTON              MASSACHUSETTS
The auroral arch was observed again when it cleared up at 12.30 a.m. and lasted until 3.30 a.m. It was of pale straw color. Altitude 20o and azimuth from 150o to 220o. [WB]

1886     6   30  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Low auroral arch with some streamers first seen about 9‑1/4 p.m.; arch continuing at 11 p.m.

1886     6   30  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[see entry for 6/29]

1886     6   30  HANOVER             NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     6   30  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 9.10 p.m. to early a.m. July 1st 1886

Auroral Light observed 9.20 p.m. Neither arch nor dark segment seen Very brilliant streamers rose rapidly from light near horizon and disappeared near zenith. Max. brilliancy occurred at 10.30 p.m., when the summit was brightly illumined by the display. It then extended from a few degrees north of east to five degrees north of west. The dark segment and arch were probably at a less elevation than this station. The color of streamers was greenish white and of marked brilliancy. No lateral. A peculiarity of this aurora was the marked and rapid variation of the wind while the auroral display was most marked shifting between north and west seemingly as though the iron vane had become magnetized and drawn towards magnetic pole. Time used is 75o mer. and is obtained from White River Junction Vt. [WB]

1886     6   30  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. July 1. Faint.

1886     6   30  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
At 12 p.m. of the 30th, an aurora consisting of a solid bank of yellow light, rising to an altitude of 20o, was seen in the northern horizon.

1886     6   30  POST MILLS          VERMONT        
A very bright aurora was observed at 12. p.m. June 30.

1886     7    1  EASTPORT            MAINE
end 1.40 a.m. 1st [Note: continuation of 6/30]

Auroral arch ended at 1.40 a.m. It had an altitude of about 15o and whitish color. [WB]

1886     7    2  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
*
Aurora suspected

Auroral light on northern horizon very pale and without special characteristics. [WB]

1886     7    3  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
*
Aurora suspected

Aurora suspected, a very pale light noticed near northern horizon at 9.40 p.m. disappearing at about 10.40 p.m. [WB]

1886     7   12  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora on the eve of 12th and 22nd that of 12th being very bright

1886     7   22  CORNISH             MAINE          
Faint Aurora from 10 p.m. to about day

1886     7   22  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora began at 10.15, at midnight nearly invisible on a/c of moon, but at 1. a.m. and 1.30 very bright with beams, moon very bright.

1886     7   22  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     7   22  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[see entry for 7/12]

1886     7   27  NEW HAVEN           CONNECTICUT    
aurora 8.30 p.m. to midnight

Aurora of moderate brilliancy observed 8.30 p.m. Color very pale green. Alt. 70o; az. 100o. many streamers. Disappeared about midnight. [WB]

1886     7   27  NEW LONDON          CONNECTICUT    
aurora 7.45 p.m. to midnight and continues

Aurora began about 7.45 p.m. in form of a diffuse light, of pale straw color in northern sky of about 45o altitude by 90o azimuth. At 11 p.m. the display was very brilliant numerous streamers of varying heights and widths being visible, some reaching nearly to the zenith. They had a tremulous motion resembling that of flames of fire. At midnight the streamers had disappeared and the aurora appeared as in early evening. [WB]

1886     7   27  NORTH COLEBROOK     CONNECTICUT    
Aurora shone bright above a dark cloud in the North

1886     7   27  SOUTHINGTON         CONNECTICUT    
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     7   27  VOLUNTOWN           CONNECTICUT    
Bright aurora, diffuse, with beams and streamers of a greenish hue. cloud in the north

1886     7   27  GARDINER            MAINE          
Brilliant aurora first seen at 11.45, at 12 flashing beams very bright, above dark cloud, at 1.am very faint, nearly gone.

1886     7   27  PORTLAND            MAINE          
aurora 10.00 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.

Faint aurora observed from 10.00 p.m. to 11.45 p.m. being brightest at 11.00 p.m.  [WB]

1886     7   27  AMHERST             MASSACHUSETTS  
Brilliant display of aurora 8.30 to 10.30 p.m. Streamers running nearly to zenith. Wave phenomena at 9 p.m.

1886     7   27  BOSTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora night fall of 27th to daylight of 28th

1886     7   27  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Early evening cloudy; afterwards very extensive aurora; streamers meeting at 10 h 57 m p.m. about [symbol for delta] (Delta) Sagittae; much flashing later, with occasional very slight reddish tint in places.

1886     7   27  DEERFIELD           MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora

1886     7   27  FALL RIVER          MASSACHUSETTS  
Remarkable fine aurora 9 @ 12 p.m.

1886     7   27  MILTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
very marked and beautiful East and North East streaming up to the zenith.

Brilliant aurora [BH]

1886     7   27  PRINCETON           MASSACHUSETTS  
9 p.m. aurora, reaching to the zenith and from E. to W.

1886     7   27  PROVINCETOWN        MASSACHUSETTS  
Display of aurora in evening

1886     7   27  QUINCY              MASSACHUSETTS  
Very bright aurora in W, NW, NE in evening very bright and flashing about 9. p.m.

1886     7   27  SOMERSET            MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora Borealis: diffuse yellowish‑white light, variable in brightness, changable in extent from 1/4 to 1/2 of the sky. Appeared as twilight declined and was obscured by fog soon after midnight.

1886     7   27  TAUNTON             MASSACHUSETTS  
A marked and brilliant aurora, streaming from the N. nearly to zenith, observed till near midnight.

1886     7   27  WESTBOROUGH         MASSACHUSETTS  
Splendid aurora 8‑12 p.m.

1886     7   27  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora from 9.10 p.m. to 1.45 a.m. 28"

At 9.10 p.m. a bright light greatly resembling moonlight was noticed near the northeastern horizon and an aural display was suspected. At 9.45 p.m. fog lifted disclosing clear upper sky and 9/10 stratus clouds low and moving slowly from the northwest. At this time <9.45> it could be seen that the aurora was very extensive the light being visible through rifts in the clouds from 25o South of East to 5o South of West; at 10.25 p.m. the clouds had entirely disappeared, but light fog frequently passed rapidly from the north‑northwest obscuring the aurora. From 10.35 to 10.50 p.m. an uninterrupted view was had of the phenomenon and its grandeur is indescribable. No auroral arch or dark segment was seen during the display. One broad beam 3o east and west of north rose nearly to the zenith and remained motionless for 8 minutes <from 10.36 to 10.44 p.m.> it suddenly disappeared, rising again in 4 minutes though with diminished brilliancy. Waves of light parallel with the horizon rose from the horizon from every point of the compass except from the southeast and the southwest. The entire sky was one mass of electric light rising with wonderful rapidity and meeting at the zenith. Waves of light varying from 1o to 3o in azimuth and 1o to 5o in altitude rose and rapidly reached the zenith, retaining their formation until that point was reached. The zenith itself was a blaze of light of intense brilliancy with the exception that near the zenith there was a small space of unillumined sky running from NNE to SSW 1/4o wide and 12o long. The auroral light covered the entire vault extending to the horizon except from 25o south of east to 5o south of west where its lower edge was 20o above the horizon. Occasionally small beams rose from the northwest north & northeast horizon reaching sometimes a height of 80o. The display was without color except a greenish tint which was noticed in the beams rising from the north. The maximum brilliancy occurred at 11.15 p.m. after which time it gradually subsided. [WB]

1886     7   27  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora extending fm. East to West and to zenith from 8.45 p.m. till 12.30 a.m. 28th inst. Streamers. Bright.

1886     7   27  BLOCK ISLAND        RHODE ISLAND   
Aurora 10.40 p.m. to 11.50 p.m. 
An aurora was observed from 10.40 p.m. to 11.50 p.m. Dark segment very slight not noticeable without careful observation. Position north northeast, altitude at zenith of arc 45o. Merry dancers very constant, having a motion similar to a flame in an air current, color white.  [WB]

1886     7   27  LUNENBURGH          VERMONT        
Aurora very bright the 27th at 10 p.m.

1886     7   27  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
Evening ‑ Brilliant aurora covering the whole sky to 30o South of zenith ‑ very active ‑ reddish in north.

1886     7   27  POULTNEY            VERMONT        
Aurora

1886     7   27  STRAFFORD           VERMONT        
Aurora 8.30 p.m. from W through N. to S.E. very bright in E. up to zenith

1886     7   28  NEW LONDON          CONNECTICUT
aurora visible till dawn
12 m to dawn [summary]

The auroral display of last night lasted till dawn this a.m. [WB]

1886     7   28  HEATH               MASSACHUSETTS  
Northern Light nearly all of the [one word illegible] night
[summary:] nearly all night. Not as bright as usual no [two words illegible]

1886     7   28  MILTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
also 28th

1886     7   28  QUINCY              MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora in the North between 8 and 9.30 p.m.

1886     7   28  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE
Aurora disappeared at 1.45 a.m. [WB]

1886     8   11  HEATH               MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     8   12  EASTPORT            MAINE          
com. 9 p.m. En 11 p.m.

faint Auroral light observed from 9 to 11 p.m.  [WB]

1886     8   14  EASTPORT            MAINE          
com 8.30 p.m. End 10 p.m.

faint Auroral light observed from 8.30 to 10 p.m.  [WB]

1886     8   16  WESTBOROUGH         MASSACHUSETTS   
aurora 11 p.m. showing through rain cloud

1886     8   17  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
Auroras ‑ 17th, 20th, 26th

1886     8   20  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     8   20  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
8‑9 p.m.

1886     8   20  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[see entry for 8/17]

1886     8   21  LUNENBURGH          VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     8   22  BLOCK ISLAND        RHODE ISLAND   
Aurora 9.20 p.m. to 11.40 p.m.

A brilliant aurora observed at 9.20 p.m. Zenith of dark segment 23o, azimuth 80o. Dark segment slight blue at time of first observation deepening to a very bright sky blue later on. Rays of light extending up 10o to 12o. Position of arc northwest to northeast. The "Merry dancers" quite constant. Aurora observed up to 11.40 p.m.  [WB]

1886     8   23  NEW HAVEN           CONNECTICUT    
aurora from dusk to midnight

Aurora from sunset to past midnight, color steel grey; in early evening a triple arch was present; lowest 10o altitude; 2d 20o alt.; 3d 30o alt. At 9.45 p.m. but one, the lowest, remained. Azimuth about 100o. At 11 p.m. there were numerous streamers, but of slight altitude. [WB]

1886     8   23  NEW LONDON          CONNECTICUT    
Aurora begins 7.30 p.m. and continues

Auroral light visible from sunset till midnight. At 8 p.m. its dimensions were about altitude 60o azimuth 90o. it was of a pale straw and light green color. Light fog which began about 10 p.m. nearly obscured the aurora it being visible from then to midnight only as a glow with indistinct outlines. [WB]

1886     8   23  NORTH COLEBROOK     CONNECTICUT    
Mon. bright Aurora at eve.

1886     8   23  SOUTHINGTON         CONNECTICUT    
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     8   23  VOLUNTOWN           CONNECTICUT    
Aurora ‑ bright arch ‑ beams, and blotches of light ‑ at one time three arches were distinctly formed ‑ with cloud ‑ or dark sky between 
1886     8   23  BAR HARBOR          MAINE          
Brilliant aurora, evening

1886     8   23  EASTPORT            MAINE          
com 8 p.m. end 11 p.m.

brilliant Auroral arch of 20o altitude observed fom 8 to 10 p.m. color whitish.  [WB]

1886     8   23  GARDINER            MAINE          
Brilliant aurora, first observed at 9, beams flashing above dark cloud, at 10, dark cloud much broader, beams above and it appeared as if there was moonlight. At 1.am not quite so bright.
1886     8   23  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Brilliant aurora ‑ color white and without tints. Remarkable for three parallel arches extending from E. to W. The brightest and most persistent arch had an altitude N about 45o: 2d fainter ‑ altitude N 80o: 3 [one word illegible] fainter alt S. 75o The light of the arches was diffused and did not appear in streaks or streamers.

1886     8   23  PORTLAND            MAINE          
from 10.05 p.m. to 11.40 p.m.

Auroral arch observed from 10.05 p.m. to 11.40 p.m. of 40o alt by 90o az. brightest at 11 p.m.  [WB]

1886     8   23  AMHERST             MASSACHUSETTS  
Quite a brilliant display of aurora

1886     8   23  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
9 p ‑ after midnight

1886     8   23  BOSTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
8 p.m. began and ended at midnight

An aurora began at 8.00 p.m. and lasted until mid‑night. It first appeared as a solid arch of white light, with a bluish tinge, and a very dark segment under it, later in the evening it began to send up "Merry dancers", and gradually faded out. The arch covered about 30 degrees, and was about 15 to 20 degrees high. [WB]

1886     8   23  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
on Aug. 23, extensive and very variable aurora throughout the evening; curtain‑like forms frequent; sky very dark below.

1886     8   23  FALL RIVER          MASSACHUSETTS  
Very beautiful display of aurora from early dark to Midnight ‑ Extending halfway to zenith and cov'g space well to East and West ‑ Two distinct arches and a great deal of flashing ‑

1886     8   23  MILTON              MASSACHUSETTS   
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     8   23  PRINCETON           MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora

1886     8   23  SOMERSET            MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora Borealis: diffuse yellowish‑white light appeared as twilight declined; gradually mounted towards the zenith and became obscured by fog soon after 9. p.m.

1886     8   23  WESTBOROUGH         MASSACHUSETTS  
aurora at 8 p.m.
1886     8   23  HANOVER             NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Very brilliant aurora

1886     8   23  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
8.08 p.m. to 1.30 a.m. 24"

At 8.08 p.m. observed an auroral light in northwest and north. Stratus clouds were banked in north obscuring the arch, from behind the clouds bright streamers rose to an altitude of about 80o converging near the zenith. The streamers were bright and colorless except near base where a light green tinge was noticed. At 8.15 p.m. a bright band of light elliptical in form with foci E 10o N and W 5o N extended across the sky the greatest diameter was near the zenith ‑ 15o. This band moved slowly across the zenith at 8.32 p.m. after which the foci gradually disappeared leaving a band 20o in length and 3o in diameter, 40o south of zenith it entirely disappeared, at 9.10 p.m. The aurora proper rapidly increased in brilliancy and extent, at 9.10 p.m. extending from WNW to E 10o N. The streamers were unusually narrow but clearly defined and very brilliant. A lateral motion from west to east was observed at 9.10 p.m. connected with max. briliancy and extent of aurora, gradually disappearing after 9.20 p.m. [WB] 

1886     8   23  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
From 8.15 pm till 3 am 24th. 2 arches moderate, upper side of upper arch extending to Ursa Major. Dark cloud under arch. Also at times streamers and light patches from moderate to bright.

1886     8   24  NEW LONDON          CONNECTICUT
Aurora visible till dawn

The auroral glow of the night was visible till daylight through the fog which ended about 7 a.m. [WB]

1886     8   24  LUNENBURGH          VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     8   24  POST MILLS          VERMONT        
Very brilliant, 24th, 9 to 11 p.m.

1886     8   25  ORONO               MAINE           
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     8   26  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[see entry for 8/17]

1886     9    1  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 10.45 p.m. to 12.00 p.m.

An auroral light was dimly seen through the fog at 10.45 p.m. pale colorless light without arch or streamers, last seen at 12 midnight [WB]

1886     9    8  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
*
Aurora slightly suspected at times in the evening.

1886     9   20  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora about 10o high all the eve

1886     9   20  EASTPORT            MAINE          
C 7.45 p.m. E 10.10 p.m.

Auroral arch of about 10o observed from 7.45 to 10.10 p.m.  [WB]

1886     9   20  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     9   20  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     9   20  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
10 p.

1886     9   20  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Auroral light near horizon at 8 p.m.; distinct low arch later, still visible at 10‑1/2 p.m., when the moon rose.

1886     9   20  MILTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

Aurora [BH]

1886     9   20  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Faint light without definite form or boundary

Aurora [BH]

1886     9   21  EASTPORT            MAINE          
C 7.30 p.m. E early a.m. 22nd

Faint auroral light observed at 7.30 p.m. and continues.  [WB]

1886     9   21  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Low faint auroral arch sometimes thought to be visible this evening. 

1886     9   22  EASTPORT            MAINE
Auroral light ended during early a.m.  [WB]

1886     9   29  EASTPORT            MAINE          
C 11 p.m. E 1 a.m. 30th
Auroral arch of about 20o, observed at 11 p.m. and continues.  [WB]

1886     9   29  GARDINER            MAINE          
11 p.m. (faint and low)

1886     9   29  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     9   29  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Auroral light visible over low clouds in the north about 11 h 55 m p.m.

1886     9   29  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 10.50 p.m. to 12.15 a.m. 30"

 ... fog disappeared at 10.50 p.m. at which time an aurora was observed consisting of a bank of light extending to an altitude of about 20 degrees and an azimuth extent of about 90 degrees. Streamers faint and colorless rose rapidly from the bank of light 10o west of north, disappearing and reappearing very rapidly. A vew streamers were particularly bright and remained motionless for 30 to 45 seconds. No dark segment could be seen. The max brilliancy occurred at 11.40 p.m. after which time it gradually faded. [WB]

1886     9   30  EASTPORT            MAINE
Auroral arch ended at one a.m.; arch was of a dull whitish color and not well defined.  [WB]

1886     9   30  GARDINER            MAINE          
9 p.m.

1886     9   30  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     9   30  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886     9   30  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora (faint) 30th

1886     9   30  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 8.00 p.m. to 11.55 p.m.

Aurora disappeared at 12.15 a.m. ... An aurora was observed at 800 p.m. consisting at that time of a pale colorless light extending 20o above the horizon and having an azimuth extent of about 60 degrees. It developed quite rapidly and at 9 p.m. attained its maximum brilliancy and extent; altitude 35o azimuth 125o. Streamers rose rapidly and from all sections of the bank of light. Several streamers were very brilliant and remained motionless for a minute or more, these streamers were all west of north, those of less magnitude and brilliancy were invariably east of north, a slow lateral motion from west to east was detected neither dark segment or arch was observed. [WB]

1886    10    1  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora about 15o high

1886    10    1  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886    10    1  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886    10    1  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
9 p.

1886    10    1  MILTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary] [Note: this sheet is out of place ‑ it follows that for September 1885, but the agency stamp for received gives 1886 as the year. The 1886 date is also more consistent with observations from other places.]

1886    10    2  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886    10    5  EASTPORT            MAINE          
commenced 10 p.m. Ended 1.50 a.m. 6th

Auroral arch observed at 10 p.m. and continues.  [WB]

1886    10    5  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora with dark cloud beneath

1886    10    5  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 9.20 p.m. to early a.m. 6"

At 9.20 p.m. observed an auroral light at that time very faint, colorless and without feature. A gradual though intermittent increase in brilliancy and extent followed; at 9.50 p.m. a well defined arch was formed from which rose slender streamers to an altitude of 50o above the horizon with an azimuth extent of 20o west and 30o east of north. Instead of the dark segment upon which the arch usually rests there was a slightly luminous appearance of the atmosphere. The aurora was most brilliant at 10.10 p.m. after which it gradually subsided. [WB]

1886    10    5  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1886    10    6  CORNISH             MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary] 
1886    10    6  EASTPORT            MAINE
Auroral arch ended at 1.50 a.m.; it was about 15o altitude and of a whitish color.  [WB]

1886    10    6  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
*
9 p. (suspected)

1886    10    6  MILTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
[see entry for 10/1]

1886    10    6  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Auroras 6th and 8th

1886    10    6  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 9.40 p.m. to early a.m. 7"

At 9.40 a.m. [Note: clearly a typo for p.m.] observed an aurora which had attained considerable brilliancy. An arch well defined of about 4o width and extending about 10o east and west of the magnetic meridian rested upon a dark segment. The arch was colorless at its base shading to a bright green at its summit; slender luminous beams rose at irregular intervals from the arch, those west of north being the most brilliant and of greatest duration. The aurora was in all respects quite similar to the one described in "Loomis' Meteorology" page 175 Figure 69. The maximum brilliancy occurred at 10.45 p.m. after which time it gradually faded, a recurring fit of diminished brilliancy occurring at 11.20 p.m. for 20 minutes. Aurora of the fifth inst. disappeared during early a.m. It is worthy of note that in a great majority of auroras observed at this station within the past year, that the wind has blown from the north immediately preceding or subsequent to the display, generally before. [WB]

1886    10    6  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1886    10    6  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1886    10    7  EASTPORT            MAINE          
com 10 p.m. End 2 a.m. 8th

Auroral light observed at 10 p.m. and continues.  [WB]

1886    10    7  GARDINER            MAINE          
(12 to 3. a.m. bright flames like fire, very brilliant)

1886    10    7  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 9.30 p.m. to 11.15 p.m.

Aurora disappeared during early morning. ... Auroral light seen at 9.30 p.m. without arch, streamers or other distinctive features, disappeared at 11.15 p.m. [WB] 

1886    10    7  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
1.00 a.m.

Aurora [BH]

1886    10    8  NORTH COLEBROOK     CONNECTICUT    
though moonlight

1886    10    8  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora

1886    10    8  EASTPORT            MAINE          
com 7.15 p.m. End 9 p.m.

Auroral light ended about 2 a.m. (straw color.) ...
Auroral arch observed from 7.15 to 9 p.m.; five beams or shafts were observed to shoot up towards the zenith, appearing and disappearing very rapidly; their motion was from both east and west; altitude of arch about 15o and of beams 10o; color, whitish.  [WB]

1886    10    8  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886    10    8  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
auroral streamers seen Oct. 8, about 7 p.m.

1886    10    8  COTTAGE CITY        MASSACHUSETTS
An Aurora observed at 1 a.m. and continued until daylight. Pale straw colored merry dancers above an arch. Covered about 60o on azimuth; altitude 40o. [WB]

1886    10    8  NORTH TRURO         MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora Borealis obs. in early a.m. and late p.m.

1886    10    8  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[see entry for 10/6]

1886    10    8  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
1.30 a.m. [original: a.m. denoted by "]

Aurora [BH]

1886    10    8  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1886    10   18  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora all the eve

1886    10   18  EASTPORT            MAINE          
com. 7 p.m. End 11 p.m.

Auroral light observed from 7 to 11 p.m.  [WB]

1886    10   18  GARDINER            MAINE          
(faint)

1886    10   18  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886    10   18  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1886    10   18  POST MILLS          VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1886    10   21  PORTLAND            MAINE          
6.30 p.m. to 6.55 p.m.

Faint aurora observed in North from 6.30 to 6.55 p.m.  [WB]

1886    10   21  NORTH TRURO         MASSACHUSETTS  
Faint aurora obs. at mdt.

1886    10   22  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
12.00 to 2.00 a.m. faint

Aurora [BH]

1886    10   25  GARDINER            MAINE          
(faint)

1886    10   26  EASTPORT            MAINE          
com 9 p.m. End early a.m. 27th

Auroral arch observed at 9 p.m. and continues.  [WB]

1886    10   27  EASTPORT            MAINE
Auroral arch ended in early a.m. ‑ altitude about 20o.  [WB]

1886    10   28  EASTPORT            MAINE          
com 8 p.m. End 10.55 p.m.

Faint auroral light observed from 8 to 10.55 p.m. ‑ straw color.  [WB]

1886    10   28  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora dark cloud beneath the arch
1886    10   28  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886    10   28  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1886    11    2  VOLUNTOWN           CONNECTICUT    
Bright aurora, generaly diffuse, some beam ‑ Did not observe it very frequently

1886    11    2  EASTPORT            MAINE           
Began 7.40 p.m. Ended 10 p.m.

Faint auroral light observed from 7.40 to 10.40 p.m.  [WB]

1886    11    2  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886    11    2  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886    11    2  AMHERST             MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary] [Phelps]

1886    11    2  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
triple auroral arch visible Nov. 2, about 6‑3/4 p.m.

1886    11    2  SOMERSET            MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora Borealis: A light yellow band appeared on the northern horizon at dusk having an elevation of about 5o. It soon disappeared.

1886    11    2  WESTBOROUGH         MASSACHUSETTS  
auroral arch 7‑8 p.m.

1886    11    2  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora from 7.50 p.m. to early a.m. 3d.

An auroral light was first seen at 7.50 p.m. consisting at that time of a steady whitish light with a slight lateral wavy motion from west to east. The center of the base of the auroral light rested directly on the northern horizon and extended about 30o both east and west of north with an altitude of 50o. At 9.20 p.m. a few streamers were observed rising from the northern horizon and terminating at or near ther zenith; these streamers were seen at intervals of from 3 seconds to five minutes. and some were noticed after 10.40 p.m. This aurora as seen here was of the common or simplest variety being similar to the aurora of dawn in form and appearance. It reached its maximum brilliancy between 9.20 and 10.40 p.m. and no recurring fits of brilliancy were observed. [WB]

1886    11    2  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
2 arches 6.30 @ 7.30 p.m. moderate brightness short streamers at 7.40 p.m. moderate to bright.

Aurora [BH]

1886    11    3  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE
Aurora [Note: probably refers to a.m. ‑ see entry for 11/2 and below.]

Aurora disappeared early a.m. [WB]

1886    11    4  AMHERST             MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary] [Phelps] 

1886    11    4  VINEYARD HAVEN      MASSACHUSETTS
Faint Aurora observed from 9 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.: pale straw colored merry dancers: altitude 30o, azimuth from 180o to 220o. [WB]

1886    11    4  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
11 p.m. till 5 a.m. 5th faint light without definite form or boundary

Aurora [BH]

1886    11   18  AMHERST             MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary] [Phelps]

1886    11   20  PORTLAND            MAINE          
2.20 a.m. to 3.10 a.m.

Faint aurora observed in North from 2.20 a.m. to 3.10 a.m. it being partly obscured by cirrus clouds azimuth could not be determined altitude 25o  [WB]

1886    11   20  MILTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1886    11   20  NORTH TRURO         MASSACHUSETTS  
Difussed aurora obs. in early a.m.

1886    11   25  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1886    11   29  NORTH TRURO         MASSACHUSETTS  
Diffused aurora at night.

1886    11   29  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
11 to 12 p.m. faint

Aurora [BH]
1886    12    1  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora

1886    12    2  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
*
very slightly suspected Dec. 2, at 10 p.m.

1886    12    4  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
11 p.m. to 3 a.m. 5th faint

Aurora [BH]

1886    12   17  GARDINER            MAINE          
Aurora

1886    12   17  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
9.50 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. 
An auroral light was observed 9.50 p.m. very faint and colorless, no streamers or other distinctive features observed. Its extent was about 50o in azimuth and 15o in altitude disappeared at about 11.30 p.m. [WB]

1886    12   20  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Commenced 8 p.m. End 10 p.m.

Auroral arch of about 20o observed from 8 to 10 p.m.  [WB]

1886    12   28  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
2 a.m. faint

Aurora [BH]

1887     1   14  DUDLEY              MASSACHUSETTS  
Jan. 15 and 14 Aurora Borealis

1887     1   15  DUDLEY              MASSACHUSETTS  
[see entry for 1/14]

1887     1   16  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     1   18  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     1   18  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     2    4  BETHEL              CONNECTICUT    
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     2   11  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Aurora

1887     2   11  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora on the night of the 11th very bright

1887     2   11  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
8.45 @ 9.00 p.m. faint

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1887     2   12  VOLUNTOWN           CONNECTICUT    
Aurora ‑ bright ‑ diffuse

1887     2   12  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora

1887     2   12  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Began 7 p.m. Ended 9 p.m.

Auroral arch observed from 7 to 9 p.m. [WB]

1887     2   12  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     2   12  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Brt Aurora

1887     2   12  AMHERST             MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora during evening (3) Brilliant at 7.30. Dark band at upper edge of diffused light ‑ alt. about 30o Beams and streamers changing rapidly in intensity running to alt 30o Visible at different times during evening.

1887     2   12  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     2   12  BOSTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
8 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.

A faint aurora of a bluish color observed until 10.30 p.m. when the moon rose. [WB]

1887     2   12  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Auroral arch, double about 7 P.M.; some streamers later; aurora mostly low and faint; perhaps still slightly visible at 11 P.M.

1887     2   12  DEERFIELD           MASSACHUSETTS  
aurora

1887     2   12  DUDLEY              MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora Borealis. Appeared 7 p.m. Disappeared 7.30 p.m. Arches visible 20 minutes. Altitude 25o Dark cloud below the arch. Bearings about 75o

1887     2   12  FALL RIVER          MASSACHUSETTS  
6.30 @ 8 p.m. ‑ very beautiful aurora ‑ both the shooting variety and the arch ‑ mainly from the NW

1887     2   12  MILTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     2   12  NORTH TRURO         MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora Borealis of arch form with dark segment below in pm.

1887     2   12  SOMERSET            MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora Borealis: yellowish‑white light on northern horizon about 4o wide; early evening.

1887     2   12  WESTBOROUGH         MASSACHUSETTS  
Auroral Arch 8 p.m.

1887     2   12  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
6.15 @ 11.00 p.m. bright streamers 7.15 @ 7.30

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1887     2   12  LUNENBURGH          VERMONT        
Aurora 12‑13‑19‑23 and 26th

1887     2   12  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     2   12  STRAFFORD           VERMONT        
Aurora 7 p.m. [original: except for 7 denoted by "]

1887     2   13  SOUTHINGTON         CONNECTICUT    
Show of Aurora

1887     2   13  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora with streamers

1887     2   13  EASTPORT            MAINE          
B. 8 p.m. End. Mid.

Faint auroral light observed from 8 p.m. to midnight. [WB]

1887     2   13  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     2   13  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Aurora

1887     2   13  ORONO               MAINE          
Aurora, brilliant

1887     2   13  AMHERST             MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora (3) Bright and Beams and streamers very brilliant at 8.30 p.m. running to 20o alt. Visible at different times during evening. [Phelps]

1887     2   13  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
8‑9 p.m.

1887     2   13  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Faint low auroral arch and slight appearance of streamers about 9 p.m.; some auroral light near the horizon still visible at about 11‑1/2 p.m.

1887     2   13  FALL RIVER          MASSACHUSETTS  
faint aurora 6.30 p.m. to Midnight

1887     2   13  MILTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     2   13  NORTH TRURO         MASSACHUSETTS  
Faint difused aurora Borealis

1887     2   13  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora on the night of the 13th

1887     2   13  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Auroral light from 9.45 p.m. to early a.m. 14"

At 9.45 p.m. an auroral light was observed extending 60o in azimuth and with an altitude of 35o. Intermittent brilliancy. Light waves rising at intervals of from ten to thirty seconds. No arch or streamers visible, light without color, it disappeared early a.m. 14". [WB]

1887     2   13  BRATTLEBORO         VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     2   13  LUNENBURGH          VERMONT        
[see entry for 2/12]

1887     2   13  NEWPORT             VERMONT         
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     2   13  POST MILLS          VERMONT        
Aurora Borealis very brilliant on the evening of the 13th from 9 o'clock until late.

1887     2   13  STRAFFORD           VERMONT        
Aurora 9 p.m. very bright. The arch like a rainbow

1887     2   14  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora low down

1887     2   14  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     2   14  ORONO               MAINE          
Aurora, brilliant [original: denoted by "]

1887     2   14  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
(suspected)

1887     2   14  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Some auroral light visible about 7 p.m., and suspected about 9 p.m.

1887     2   14  FALL RIVER          MASSACHUSETTS  
faint aurora 6.30 p.m. to Midnight [original: denoted by "]

1887     2   14  NORTH TRURO         MASSACHUSETTS  
Faint difused aurora Borealis [original: denoted by "]

1887     2   14  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
faint auroral light 8.50 p.m. to early a.m. 15"

Auroral light disappeared during early a.m. ...
The auroral light of last night was duplicated tonight. The display was noticed at 8.50 p.m., its extent was the same as that of last night but the light was less brilliant. [WB]

1887     2   14  BRATTLEBORO         VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     2   16  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     2   17  EASTPORT            MAINE          
B. 10 p.m. End 11 p.m.

Faint auroral light observed from 10 to 11 p.m. [WB]

1887     2   18  AMHERST             MASSACHUSETTS
*
Telephone and telegraph wires disturbed.

1887     2   19  BETHEL              CONNECTICUT     
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     2   19  SOUTHINGTON         CONNECTICUT    
Aurora with light streamers
1887     2   19  VOLUNTOWN           CONNECTICUT    
aurora ‑ bright, diffuse

1887     2   19  CORNISH             MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     2   19  EASTPORT            MAINE          
B. 9 p.m. End Mid.

Faint auroral light observed from 9 p.m. to midnight. [WB]

1887     2   19  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     2   19  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Aurora

1887     2   19  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     2   19  BOSTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
9.00 p.m. and continued all night

A well defined aurora was observed at 9 p.m. the arc extending over about 45o azimuth. At times streamers were observed shooting up to about 20o. The color was a light yellow and it continued all night, but at times seemed to disappear and shortly start up again. [WB]

1887     2   19  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Auroral arch all the evening; sky not dark below at 8‑1/2 P.M., but dark below about 12‑1/2 A.M. (Feb. 20).

1887     2   19  DUDLEY              MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora Borealis in early evening. Altitude of arches 10o Dark cloud beneath. Bearings about 80o

1887     2   19  FALL RIVER          MASSACHUSETTS  
Bright auroral arch 8 to 10 p.m. about 20 degrees above horizon

1887     2   19  NORTH TRURO         MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora Borealis of arch form with dark segment below in p.m.

1887     2   19  SOMERSET            MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora borealis, evening: diffuse yellowish‑white light.

1887     2   19  VINEYARD HAVEN      MASSACHUSETTS
Aurora observed from 8 to 11.30 p.m. Pale straw colored merry dancers above arch. Altitude 20o azimuth from 160o to 225o. [WB]

1887     2   19  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
7.45 p.m. till midnight. arch. moderate.
[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1887     2   19  BLOCK ISLAND        RHODE ISLAND   
8 p.m. to midnight ‑ 20th ended early a.m. (after 1 a.m.)

An auroral arch was visible from about 8 p.m. to midnight; it was quite bright, about 8o high, 7o wide and about 25o in azimuth. [WB];

1887     2   19  BRATTLEBORO         VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     2   19  LUNENBURGH          VERMONT        
[see entry for 2/12]

1887     2   20  BLOCK ISLAND        RHODE ISLAND
Aurora lasted until sometime after 1 a.m. and no change was noted in its appearance. [WB]

1887     2   21  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     2   23  LUNENBURGH          VERMONT        
[see entry for 2/12]

1887     2   25  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora low down

1887     2   25  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Low auroral arch with some appearance of streamers about 11‑1/2 p.m.

1887     2   25  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
12.30 @ 1.30 a.m. faint

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1887     2   26  LUNENBURGH          VERMONT        
[see entry for 2/12]

1887     3   15  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
*
Aurora suspected on 15th

1887     3   20  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
faint auroral light 9.10 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.

At 9.10 p.m. a faint auroral light was noticed resting on the horizon. Its greatest altitude was about 8o and azimuth 40o. Neither color nor motion could be detected. It disappeared at 11.30 p.m. [WB]

1887     3   21  NORTH TRURO         MASSACHUSETTS  
Faint defused aurora obs. in early a.m.

1887     3   21  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Midnight @ 1 a.m.

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1887     3   23  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora

1887     3   23  EASTPORT            MAINE          
Observed from 10 p.m. to 12 mid.

Auroral arch observed from 10 p.m. to midnight. [WB]

1887     3   23  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
suspected among clouds about 11‑1/4 p.m. March 23; arch seen three hours later, about 2 a.m. March 24.

1887     3   23  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
11 p. @ 3.30 a. 24th near horizon with occasional streamers

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1887     3   23  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
A brilliant aurora, sufficiently bright as to cause a reflection on the snow, was observed from 10 p.m. of the 23rd till 1 a.m. of the 24th. It rose to an altitude of 15o and in the northwest at 12:30 a.m. several streamers flashed up to a height of 20o.
 
1887     3   23  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     3   24  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     4   11  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora about 15o high

1887     4   11  EASTPORT            MAINE          
10 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Faint auroral arch observed from 10 to 11 p.m. [WB]

1887     4   11  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     4   11  ORONO               MAINE          
Aurora. Two arches.

1887     4   11  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 10.16 p.m. to 11.25 p.m.

At 10.16 p.m. a faint Auroral light was noticed in northern sky which quickly assumed the form of an arch of about 10o wide, and 60o in aziumuth. A dark segment was noticed beneath the arch conforming to it. Waves of light moved very rapidly from east to west, and streamers rose from the extreme western part of the arch to an altitude of 70o; the streamers were very slender but remarkably distinct, the edges being unusually clearly cut. Its maximum brilliancy occurred at 10.55 p.m. from which time it subsided being very faint at 11.25 p.m. The streamers were colorless except their bases which were tinged a light green. The lower part of the arch was a faint yellow color, shading at upper part to a light green. ... The wind during the display of the aurora blew steadily from the north which it generally does at this station when an aurora is visible. [WB]

1887     4   11  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     4   11  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Monday. There was an aurora in the north from 8 p.m. to midnight. It was a luminous arc over a dark segment. The arc was about 5o broad. Its azimuth was 40o The altitude was about 15o to 20o. Occasionally flashes of light seemed to dart forth. Time of maximum intensity 10.30 p.m. [WB]

1887     4   13  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     4   14  NEW HAVEN           CONNECTICUT    
aurora 10 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Beneath a bank of clouds in the northern sky, an auroral glow of moderate brilliancy was observed from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. The presence of clouds prevented any detailed observation of the characteristics of the phenomenon. [WB]

1887     4   14  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora about 15o high

1887     4   14  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     4   14  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
10‑12 p.m.

1887     4   14  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
at 8‑1/2 P.M., light, apparently auroral, near north horizon; some time afterwards not visible; but at 11 P.M. faint auroral arch, sky somewhat dark below; slight appearance of streamers.

1887     4   14  MILTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     4   14  NORTH TRURO         MASSACHUSETTS  
Faint aurora in early evening

1887     4   14  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 10.00 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.

A faint auroral light overspread northern sky from 10.00 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. Neither arch formation nor streamers were seen, the light was colorless. [WB]

1887     4   14  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
1 to 2 a.m.
10.30  p.m. @ 2.30 a.m. 15th

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1887     4   14  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     4   14  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Thursday. A brilliant aurora appeared in the north this evening. It came into view about 7.45 pm, at first resembling that on Monday night but soon grew larger and brighter. During this early part of the display it seemed to be of a bright green color. The band of light gradually grew in brilliancy and size and at 10.45 pm the maximum intensity was reached. The azimuth was about 80o and the altitude about 40o Streamers frequently issued forth from the band of light, and seemed to travel from one end of the arc to the other. The streamers were from 10.o to 20o in length. The dark segment below the arc was very distinct. At midnight the aurora was hardly visible. [WB]

1887     4   15  FALL RIVER          MASSACHUSETTS  
1 a.m. Bright aurora

1887     4   15  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
A very bright Aurora the night of the 15 commencing at 8 oclock continuing till 9 oclock

1887     4   21  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
The brightest Aurora for the month appeared the night of the 21st, at 10 oclock

1887     4   22  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     4   23  EASTPORT            MAINE          
9 to 10 p.m.

Faint auroral light observed from 9 to 10 p.m. [WB]

1887     4   24  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     5    1  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     5    2  BOSTON              MASSACHUSETTS   
2.30 a.m. to daylight

A very brilliant Aurora was observed at 2.30 a.m. It was of a pale yellow color, and continued until day‑light. [WB]

1887     5    2  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
3 a.m.

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1887     5   11  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     5   12  EASTPORT            MAINE          
8 p.m. to 11.20 p.m.

Faint auroral arch of about 20o altitude observed from 8 to 11.20 p.m. [WB]

1887     5   12  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     5   12  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     5   12  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
From 9.20 p.m. to md't

1887     5   12  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Thursday. Aurora from 8.15 pm to midnight. It was situated in the north and at first resembled the dawn. At 9.30 p.m. there was one band of light 5o in thickness, 30o in altitude, and 50o azimuth resting on a dark segment. About 10 p.m. another arch appeared below the first and extended through the dark segment. This seemed to have a much smaller curve than the first one and was very brilliant. Maximum intensity about 10.45 p.m. Occasionally streamers extended from the arches or the dark segment. [WB]

1887     5   13  EASTPORT            MAINE          
8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Faint auroral light observed from 8 to 10 p.m. [WB]

1887     5   23  NEW HAVEN           CONNECTICUT    
aurora 8.40 p.m. to midnight

Dim auroral light in north from 8.40 p.m. to about midnight; altitude 30o; one faint streamer. [WB]

1887     5   23  NORTH COLEBROOK     CONNECTICUT    
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     5   23  SOUTHINGTON         CONNECTICUT    
aurora with streamers

1887     5   23  VOLUNTOWN           CONNECTICUT    
Aurora ‑ bright ‑ beams and streamers

1887     5   23  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
9‑11 p.m.

1887     5   23  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
*
suspected May 23.

1887     5   23  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
A bright Aurora on the nights of the 23 and 24, the Aurora of the 24. lasted till two oclock in the morning the brightness extended half way across the sky.

1887     5   23  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
9.05 p.m. to 9.55 p.m.

A faint auroral light, colorless and extending about 5 degrees above the horizon and 70o in azimuth observed at 9.05 p.m. No distinctive features. It disappeared at 9.35 p.m. [WB]

1887     5   23  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
9.15 p. @ ? Streamers 9.15 @ 9.25 Moderate to bright.

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1887     5   23  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Aurora 8.20 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.

There was an aurora this evening from 8.20 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. It consisted of an arch with streamers occasionally extending from it. At time of maximum intensity 11 p.m. the arch was 5o in breadth, 90o in azimuth and 40o in altitude. Streamers extended from 5o to 10o from the arch. It was of an ordinary color and disappeared rapidly after time of max. intensity. Centre of display almost due north. [WB]

1887     5   24  BAR HARBOR          MAINE          
Aurora in N.E.

1887     5   24  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     5   24  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     5   24  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[see entry for 5/23]

1887     5   24  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
8.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m., at intervals through rifts in clouds

A very bright auroral light of unusual extent was observed at 8.30 p.m., but owing to clouds which enveloped the summit it was impossible to note its features as seen through a rift in a rapidly moving cloud its altitude was not less than 50o and its azimuth fully 120o. The color was greenish white. Aurora seen only at intervals through rifts in the cloud and was totally obscured by 9.30 p.m. [WB]

1887     5   24  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Aurora 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Auroral display again tonight from 9 to 11. similar to that of last night Max intensity at 10.30 p.m. About 11 p.m. thick stratus clouds appeared and obscured the display. [WB]

1887     5   25  NEWPORT             VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     5   25  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Aurora 8.30 p.m. to mdt

Aurora almost due north and very brilliant from 8.30 p.m. to 12 mdt. Altitude of arch 50o azimuth 90o, breadth 5o. It was very brilliant at 10.30 p.m. and at this time streamers extended from all parts of the arch toward the zenith. The highest streamer being about 10o from the zenith. It gradually disappeared from view and at midnight was scarcely visible. [WB]

1887     5   31  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Aurora 9.30 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Aurora from 9.30 p.m. to 11 p.m. It consisted of three arches in the north. Azimuth of arches 45o. Altitude 10o, 20o and 30o respectively. At 10.30 p.m. maximum intensity was reached and soon after it disappeared entirely. [WB]

1887     6    9  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Aurora 8.45 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Auroral display from 8.45 p.m. to 11. p.m. It consisted of streamers rising up 35o in altitude. Azimuth of display about 60o. Very brilliant at 9.30 p.m. It disappeared from view three or four times and appeared again. [WB]

1887     6   11  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
*
suspected

A faint light visible on northern horizon at 9 p.m. which was thought to be an aurora but was not well enough defined to admit of any description. [WB]

1887     6   20  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Aurora 8.30 p.m. to 9.45 p.m.

Aurora from 8.30 p.m. to 9.45 p.m. Display situated almost due north and not very brilliant. Arch was 50o in azimuth and 25o in altitude. Maximum intensity about 9.30 p.m. after which it rapidly disappeared. [WB]

1887     7    7  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE
*
Also a very bright aurora the night of the 7 [Note: written over 14 ‑ next entry is for 14th ‑ may refer to 14th]

1887     7   14  FALL RIVER          MASSACHUSETTS  
Bright aurora 8 to 11 p.m.

1887     7   15  EASTPORT            MAINE          
9 to 10 p.m.

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887     7   15  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     7   17  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
From 9 p.m. Faint without definite form or boundary

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1887     7   18  BAR HARBOR          MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     7   18  EASTPORT            MAINE          
9 to 11 p.m.

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887     7   18  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
9.20 p.m. to dawn 19"

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887     7   18  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
9 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887     7   19  BAR HARBOR          MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     7   19  EASTPORT            MAINE          
9 to 10 p.m.

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887     7   19  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
9.10 p.m. to 1.30 a.m. 20"

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887     7   19  CHARLOTTE           VERMONT        
auroral light

1887     7   19  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
9.15 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887     7   20  BAR HARBOR          MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     8   13  EASTPORT            MAINE          
9 to 10 p.m.

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887     8   13  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     8   13  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
11.15 p.m. to dawn 14"

1887     8   13  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
8.30 @ 11.30 p.m. moderate without form or boundary

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1887     8   13  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
9 p.m. to 10.20 p.m.

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887     8   14  EASTPORT            MAINE          
8.10 to 9.45 p.m.

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887     8   14  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     8   14  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
9.40 p.m. to 2 a.m. 15"

1887     8   14  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
9.30 @ 11 p. moderate without form or boundary [original: except for times denoted by "]

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1887     8   28  EASTPORT            MAINE          
11 p.m. to 1 a.m. 29th

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887     8   31  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
9 p.m. to 10.15 p.m.

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal] 
1887     9    6  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
A very large and bright Aurora the sixth

1887     9   11  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
A bright Aurora the 11.

1887     9   16  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     9   16  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
8.30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887     9   17  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]
1887     9   24  TAUNTON             MASSACHUSETTS  
[entry for 9/26] Auroras are reported both for the 24th and 25th

1887     9   25  VOLUNTOWN           CONNECTICUT    
Aurora ‑ bright and very bright beautiful colors, and waves moving from E. to W. and reverse. Very bright streamers ‑ cloud part of the time, and arch

1887     9   25  BAR HARBOR          MAINE          
remarkably brilliant and highly colored.

[In clipping from Mount Desert Herald, J.W. Editor:]
The display of northern lights on Sunday evening last was the finest we have ever known, and we have seen many and grand exhibitions of the aurora. The brilliant spears of colored light, showing all the hues of the rainbow, which flashed and crinkled across the northern heavens from east to west and shot up in great sheets of flame in the north‑east and north‑west and the rosy lights that passing the zenith, opened itself more than halfway down to the southern horizon formed a scene of grandeur rarely witnessed.

1887     9   25  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora

1887     9   25  EASTPORT            MAINE          
6.40 p.m. to 11 p.m.

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887     9   25  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887     9   25  ORONO               MAINE          
Very brilliant auroral display during the evening

1887     9   25  PORTLAND            MAINE           
9 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.

1887     9   25  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
8 p.m.

1887     9   25  FALL RIVER          MASSACHUSETTS  
Fine aurora 7 to 11 p.m.

1887     9   25  NORTH TRURO         MASSACHUSETTS  
Display of briliant aurora of arch and streamers type changing from pale green to pink. display took place between 8 and 11 p.m.

1887     9   25  SOMERSET            MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora Borealis: diffuse yellowish‑white light: evening: partly obscured by clouds.

1887     9   25  TAUNTON             MASSACHUSETTS  
[see entry for 9/24]

1887     9   27  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
10.30 p.m. to 11.15 p.m.

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887    10    7  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora

1887    10    8  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887    10   12  EASTPORT            MAINE          
9 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887    10   22  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora

1887    10   24  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora

1887    11    8  CORNISH             MAINE          
Slite Aurora

1887    11    8  EASTPORT            MAINE          
6.10 p.m. to 8 p.m.

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887    11    8  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887    11    8  KENT'S HILL         MAINE           
[listed in monthly summary]

1887    11    8  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887    11    8  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Moderate. near horizon 6.20 @ 6.35 p.

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1887    11    8  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]
1887    11    8  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
6.15 p.m. to 8 p.m.

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887    11    9  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora low down

1887    11    9  EASTPORT            MAINE          
6.30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887    11    9  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887    11    9  NORTH TRURO         MASSACHUSETTS  
Faint Aurora

1887    11   12  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887    11   13  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887    11   15  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Moderate [original: denoted by "] 4.15 a.m.

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1887    11   17  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887    11   18  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887    12    6  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora 10o high all the eve

1887    12    6  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Aurora low arch

1887    12    6  NORTH TRURO         MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora b.

1887    12   12  CORNISH             MAINE          
Slite Aurora all the eve

1887    12   12  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
11‑4/10 P.M. Faint arch visible in the north, probably auroral; sky dark below.
1887    12   13  CORNISH             MAINE          
Slite Aurora all the eve [original: denoted by "]

1887    12   13  EASTPORT            MAINE          
10 p.m. to mid

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887    12   13  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887    12   13  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
2 to 3.30 a.m. Bright

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1887    12   16  CORNISH             MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887    12   16  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887    12   16  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
8 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887    12   17  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
12 to 2.30 a.m. Streamers

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1887    12   21  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora

1887    12   21  EASTPORT            MAINE          
9 p.m. to 1 a.m. 22nd

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887    12   21  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1887    12   21  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
night of 21 to 22 

1887    12   21  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
11‑6/10 P.M. Clear after about 7‑1/2 P.M.; auroral arch later, still continuing; sky rather dark below.

1887    12   21  FALL RIVER          MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora ‑ 9 @ 11 p.m. making an arch on the Northern Horizon about 10 degrees high

1887    12   21  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
9.30 p. 21st to 4.30 a.m. 22nd. Faint to moderate in brightness. Band near horizon with an occasional streamer. Brightest at 3.30 a.m.

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1887    12   21  BLOCK ISLAND        RHODE ISLAND   
11.20 p.m. 21st to early a.m. 22nd

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887    12   21  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
7 p.m. to mdt

[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]

1887    12   22  BLOCK ISLAND        RHODE ISLAND
[date only listed on contents page, WB journal]
[a.m. of aurora of 12/21 ?]

1888     1    7  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
10 p. Band near horizon

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1888     1    7  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Aurora 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Aurora 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Barely visible. arch 25o alt. and 60o az. Most brilliant at 10.30 p.m. No streamers.

1888     1    8  CORNISH             MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     1    8  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     1   12  EASTPORT            MAINE          
9.20 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.

Faint auroral arch observed from 9.20 to 11.30 p.m. [WB]

1888     1   13  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
some appearance of aurora Jan. 13, about 9‑1/2 p.m., soon disappearing.

1888     1   13  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Aurora 8.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.

A brilliant aurora was observed at this station from 8.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. It consisted of streamers which seemed to radiate from the horizon. The central streamer was located in the magnetic north and during the period of greatest brilliancy 9 to 9.15 p.m. reached an altitude of 50o. The other streamers were from 10o to 35o in altitude. Azimuth of display was about 50o. During the whole display the streamers danced about. The color was the color of the electric light. [WB]

1888     1   16  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     1   16  LUNENBURGH          VERMONT        
Aurora very brilliant and continuous through the night

1888     1   17  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
2 @ 3 a.

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1888     1   23  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
3. @ 3.30 a.

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1888     2    3  GARDINER            MAINE           
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     2    3  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     2    3  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Faint auroral display from 9.45 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. It was an arch very near the horizon. 10o in altitude and 10o in azimuth. It was situated very low and was not very brilliant at any time. It was a simple band of light without any streamers and the dark segment was hardly discernible. It was most brilliant at 9.55 p.m. [WB]

1888     2    8  VOLUNTOWN           CONNECTICUT    
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     2    8  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora about 15o high

1888     2    8  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
9.15 p.

1888     2    8  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
auroral arch seen Feb. 8, about 10 P.M., still continuing with streamers, at about 11‑1/2 P.M.; sky dark below.

1888     2    8  MILTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
9.15

1888     2    8  PROVINCETOWN        MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     2    8  WESTBOROUGH         MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora 8‑10 p.m.

1888     2    8  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
A very brilliant Aurora the (8) eight. lasting from eight till past ten oclock.

1888     2    8  MANCHESTER          NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Observed an aurora beginning at 9.15 pm, consisting of a broad low arch of light, of a bright straw color, extending from about 140o to 220o azimuth, with a narrow dark segment below, bordering on the horizon. The crown of the auroral arch extended to an altitude of about 20o There were no movements, streamers, or flashes, but a steady bright light. It seemed brightest at 9.45 pm and disappeared at 10.40 pm. [WB]

1888     2    8  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
8.30 p. @ 1.30 a. 9th  Band near horizon. Streamers at 12.55 a. 9th.

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1888     2    8  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Brilliant aurora. It first became visible about 8.45 p.m. and was very peculiar, consisting of one wide band of light with altitude of 25o and azimuth of 60o. There were no streamers and the dark segment below was quite pronounced. It shone very bright and the heavens in the north seemed to be on fire. Max. brilliancy at 10.30 p.m., and it disappeared about 11.30 p.m.

1888     2   17  EASTPORT            MAINE          
10 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.

Faint auroral light observed from 10 to 11.30 p.m. [WB]

1888     2   18  EASTPORT            MAINE          
9.20 p.m. to midnight

Faint auroral arch observed from 9 p.m. to midnight [WB]

1888     2   18  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
A very brilliant Aurora the 18, lasting from 8 till 9 oclock.

1888     3    2  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Aurora 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Aurora barely visible in north through the stratus clouds from 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. After this the clouds thickened and aurora was hidden from view. [WB]

1888     3    7  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS
*
slightly suspected March 7, at times, and March 15, at 8‑1/2 p.m.

1888     3    7  PROVINCETOWN        MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     3    8  PROVINCETOWN        MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     3   15  EASTPORT            MAINE          
10 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.

Faint auroral arch observed from 10 to 11.30 p.m. ‑ about 20o altitude. [WB]

1888     3   15  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     3   15  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
*
[see entry for 3/7]

1888     3   15  PROVINCETOWN        MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     3   17  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     3   17  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     3   17  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
at midnight. Streamers. moderate.

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1888     3   18  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     3   18  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     3   18  WESTBOROUGH         MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora 3 a.m.

1888     3   29  CORNISH             MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     4    2  NEW HARTFORD        CONNECTICUT    
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     4    2  NEW HAVEN           CONNECTICUT    
Aurora First observed 9.30 p.m., time of ending unknown

An auroral arch of dull slaty color was observed at 9.30 p.m. Altitude 25o azimuth 140‑220o, no streamers. Time of disappearance unknown. [WB]

1888     4    2  VOLUNTOWN           CONNECTICUT    
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     4    2  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     4    2  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
9 p.‑12 p.

1888     4    2  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
11‑1/4 P.M. Auroral arch now passing between [symbol for alpha] (Alpha) and [symbol for beta] (Beta) Cassiopeiae; sky rather dark below.

1888     4    2  DUDLEY              MASSACHUSETTS
10 p.m. Aurora Borealis. Altitude 25o. Bearing 100o Dark cloud below the arch.

1888     4    2  PROVINCETOWN        MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     4    2  WESTBOROUGH         MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora 9‑10 p.m.

1888     4    2  WOODS HOLE          MASSACHUSETTS   
began 9.15 p.m. observed again at 10.18 p.m. ‑ ended during the night

An aurora was first observed at 9.15 p.m. and observed again at 10.18 p.m. with less brilliancy. There were two arches, well defined, joined at the left and diverging toward the right. The sky was perfectly clear at the time of observation. [WB]

1888     4    2  WORCESTER           MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora Borealis quite bright

1888     4    2  MANCHESTER          NEW HAMPSHIRE  
10 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Observed an Auroral light from 10 to 11 p.m. in the North, extending from about 140o to 220o Azimuth and to an altitude of 45o The lowest part of the sky was obscured by stratus clouds up to an altitude of 35o to 40o and only a narrow fringe of light at the top of the clouds could be seen, being of a brilliant orange color, which had the appearance of reflected light from below and beyond the clouds. There were no streamers nor any movement. [WB]

1888     4    2  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
8.45 p. till midnight Streamers 9 @ 9.30 2 Arches N.E. to N.W. with dark sky between Bright.

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1888     4    2  BLOCK ISLAND        RHODE ISLAND   
2" and 3" ‑ observed shortly after 9 p.m. of the 2". The phenomena was last observed at 2 a.m. of the 3rd.

1888     4    2  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
8.30 p.m. to midnight

From 8.30 p.m. to mdt it was evident that there was an auroral display in the north. The thick stratus clouds almost entirely obscured it, but the light could be seen occasionally through the openings. [WB]

1888     4    3  VOLUNTOWN           CONNECTICUT    
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     4    3  EASTPORT            MAINE          
8.25 p.m. to 11.40 p.m.

Brilliant auroral arch of about 30o altitude observed from 8.25 p.m. to 11.40 p.m. Four beams or shafts were observed to shoot up towards the zenith; height of beams above arch about 10o. [WB]

1888     4    3  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     4    3  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
9 p. 

1888     4    3  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
9‑3/4 p.m. Low auroral arch now visible, with some appearance of streamers.

1888     4    3  PROVINCETOWN        MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]
1888     4    3  WESTBOROUGH         MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora 10 p.m. [original: except for time denoted by "]

1888     4    3  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Faint. at midnight.

[listed in monthly summary] [BH]

1888     4    3  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
There was another auroral display this evening from 8 [characters illegible] to 11 p.m. Its centre was situated in the magnetic north and consisted of streamrs extending from a dark segment. There were a number of streamers whose altitude averaged about 30o A central streamer however often reached an altitude of 60o. The azimuth of the display was about 70o. The dark segment at the central point reached an altitude of about 7o. 10 oclock was the time of max. brilliancy when the streamers danced about rapidly in the heavens. The white light prevailed, [one word illegible] occasionally shades of red and orange were visible. At 10.30 all the streamers had disappeared and a plain sheet of light was left resting on a dark segment. This band of light was about 45o in altitude. At 11 p.m. the light had almost entirely disappeared. [WB]

1888     4    4  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     4   11  BOSTON              MASSACHUSETTS
An aurora was observed from 10.30 to 11.40 p.m. and consisted of light bands with dark segment. Altitude 35o, azimuth 30o to 40o. Color yellow whitish. Streamers not well defined. [WB]

1888     4   11  FALL RIVER          MASSACHUSETTS  
Very fine aurora 7.30 @ 11 p.m.

1888     4   13  VOLUNTOWN           CONNECTICUT    
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     4   13  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora about 10o high

1888     4   13  FALL RIVER          MASSACHUSETTS  
faint aurora 10 p.m.

1888     4   13  PROVINCETOWN        MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     4   13  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[Note: date is unclear ‑ may be 13 or 18. Taken here as 13 by comparison with numbers in main sheet.

1888     4   13  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Aurora 9.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.

Faint auroral light in north from 9.30 p.m. 10.30 p.m. It was an arch of 20o altitude and 50o azimuth. It was not very brilliant at any time. [WB]

1888     5    2  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     5    6  HARTFORD            CONNECTICUT    
A very brilliant Aurora was visible on the 6th, consisting of one particularly long band, stretching nearly to the zenith, and a number of short streamers issuing from a queer blue‑green bank of light. [summary gives aurora on 13th ‑ may be an additional aurora]

1888     5    7  VOLUNTOWN           CONNECTICUT    
Aurora ‑ [one word illegible] with one beam extending from NW to E. lasting for several minutes, and stretching through the zenith

1888     5    7  EASTPORT            MAINE          
8.20 p.m. to 11.10 p.m.

Brilliant auroral display from 8.20 to 11.10 p.m. A well‑defined beam of light extended from the western horizon to the zenith, somewhat resembling a rainbow; other shafts also appeared about the same time, extending from N.NW. and N.NE. towards the zenith. At 10 p.m. the aurora had settled down into a well defined arch of twelve or fifteen degrees with now and then a shaft of light shootin upward. [WB]

1888     5    7  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Aurora

1888     5    7  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     5    7  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
9 p.‑10 p.

1888     5    7  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
11‑1/4 p.m. Low auroral arch, first seen about 9 p.m.,
still visible.

1888     5    7  PROVINCETOWN        MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     5    7  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[listed in monthly summary] [also BH]

1888     5    7  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]
1888     5    7  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

Aurora 9.15 to 10.30 p.m. Most brilliant at 10 p.m. Altitude of arch 20o ‑ no streamers. [WB]

1888     5    8  EASTPORT            MAINE          
9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Faint auroral arch observed from 9 to 11 p.m. and of about 10o radius. [WB]

1888     5    8  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     5    9  EASTPORT            MAINE          
10 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.

Faint auroral arch of 10o radius observed from 10 to 11.30 p.m. [WB]

1888     5    9  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     5    9  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     5   18  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[listed in monthly summary] [also BH]

1888     5   20  NEW HAVEN           CONNECTICUT    
aurora ‑ 8.30 p.m. to midnight

Aurora became visible at 8.30 p.m. It first consisted of an arch resting on a dark segment. Arch was about 30o in altitude and 80o in azimuth. At the same time a thin fleecy cloud extended from the western horizon to the zenith and then down nearly to eastern horizon. It occasionally became brilliant and gave forth an intense light. Gradually the light faded away. It was about 2o in breadth. AT 9.30 p.m. the arch changed to streamers and at 10.30 p.m. the heavens in north were all aglow with merry dancers extending 70o and 80o. Max. brilliancy at 11 p.m. After 11.30 p.m. it gradually disappeared. At midnight was not visible. [WB]

1888     5   20  EASTPORT            MAINE          
10 p.m. to mid.

Auroral display from 10 p.m. to midnight; it wasn't a well‑defined arch but consisted of a number of shafts of light, shooting upward to a height of 20 degrees. [WB]

1888     5   20  GARDINER            MAINE          
The aurora of the 20th was a very remarkable one, though the moonlight detracted from its brilliancy. Beginning with cloudlike masses of light which extended from a nucleus or nodal point slightly north and east of the zenith over the greater part of the northern sky, with flashes of light passing upward towards the nucleus; the nucleus soon disappeared and the cloudlike masses were replaced by "streamers" in curtain‑like form, sharply defined at their lower limits against two elliptical spaces in the north and north east, and extending nearly to the zenith. The "streamers" sloped to the eastward and flashed brilliantly, while waves of light, passing all across them, shot up towards the zenith in quick succession; the movement of the streamers was eastward and they extended in an undulatory line till they were lost in the eastern horizon; the light was of a greenish tint. First observed about 9:30 p.m. and thence till midnight when the brilliancy had greatly diminished.

1888     5   20  PORTLAND            MAINE          
10 p.m. to early a.m.

Aurora began at 10.10 p.m. and ended during the night. [WB]

1888     5   20  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
9‑after 11 p. ‑ very bright

1888     5   20  BOSTON              MASSACHUSETTS
An aurora was observed from 9.30 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. The color was yellowish white, with dark segment, no streamers. Extent 50o azimuth and 20o altitude. [WB]

1888     5   20  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
Irregular aurora, bright in moonlight, with some appearances of streamers, conspicuous about 9‑1/2 p.m. and later; sky not especially dark below. About 1‑3/4 a.m. May 21, the aurora had the form of a pair of distinct arches side by side, with a straight band connecting them in the north; sky dark below. About 2‑1/2 a.m. aurora irregular, with faint light as high as Polaris.

1888     5   20  PROVINCETOWN        MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     5   20  MANCHESTER          NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Observed an aurora at 9.30 pm. It was a long, narrow irregular arch of light resembling a loosely hung curtain with gently waving corrugated folds, extending from 135o to 235o azimuth, and to an altitude of 30o at the centre. Its color was a bright light orange and there was a dark segment below the arch to the horizon. It continued in this condition with very slight flashey and wavy motions till 10.15 pm when its brilliancy somewhat increased and faint merry dancers appeared along the top edge of the arch at intervals shooting up towards the zenith, some reaching an altitude of 45o to 50o. These were more noticeable and brilliant near the western end of the arch, directly in the NW. The aurora still continued in this condition at 11.20 pm. [WB]

1888     5   20  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[listed in monthly summary] [also BH]

1888     5   20  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
A very brilliant aurora was observed from 9 till 12 p.m. of the 20th. Beginning at an altitude of 10o, waving flashes of electricity assumed many beautiful forms, extending to the zenith.

1888     5   21  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Remarkable aurora 1.30 a.m. Though cloudy as bright as full moon, yellow light

1888     5   26  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[date unclear, not certain] form of an arch. bright

1888     6    3  BAR HARBOR          MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     6    3  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     6    3  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     6    3  PORTLAND            MAINE          
from 8.15 p.m. to 9.45 p.m.

Aurora from 8.15 to 9.45 p.m. of pale appearance with no visible streamers [WB]

1888     6    3  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
Brilliant aurora 3d, 9‑11 p.

1888     6    3  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
irregular aurora, rather bright at about 9‑1/4 p.m., faint at 11‑1/2 p.m.

1888     6    3  DUDLEY              MASSACHUSETTS  
9 p.m. Aurora Borealis. Very noticeable. Beams shoting up 35o. Extending 60o on horizon. No dark cloud.

1888     6    3  PROVINCETOWN        MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     6    3  MANCHESTER          NEW HAMPSHIRE  
9 p.m. to 10 p.m.
There was a bright auroral light in the North from 9 to 10 p.m., being a bright whitish light extending from about 140o to 220o azimuth and to an altitude of 30o. [WB]

1888     6    3  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE   
[listed in monthly summary] [also BH]

1888     6   11  EASTPORT            MAINE          
9.40 hp.m. to 12.30 12th

Faint auroral light observed from 9.40 p.m. to 12.30 a.m. (12th) [WB]

1888     6   30  NEW HAVEN           CONNECTICUT    
10.10 p.m. to 10.50 p.m.

An auroral light hardly visible was observed in north from 10.10 p.m. to 10.50 p.m. [WB]

1888     6   30  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     6   30  PORTLAND            MAINE          
from 11 p.m. to midnight

Aurora observed in the Northeast from 11 p.m. to midnight [WB]

1888     6   30  MANCHESTER          NEW HAMPSHIRE  
9.50 p.m. till after 11 p.m.

Observed an Aurora from 9.50 p.m. till after 11 p.m. It was a bright yellow diffuse light, extending from NW. to NE. along the northern horizon and to an altitude of about 35o, and was partially obscured by stratus clouds. It had only a slight flashey movement and its brilliancy somewhat increased after 10.20 p.m. continuing in this condition at 11 p.m. [WB]

1888     7    7  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     7    8  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[listed in monthly summary] [also BH]

1888     7   16  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     7   17  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[listed in monthly summary] [also BH]

1888     7   22  NEWBURYPORT         MASSACHUSETTS  
A faint aurora was seen or suspected just after the clearing away of the storm of the 22nd.

1888     7   28  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     7   28  BURLINGTON          VERMONT        
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     7   29  GARDINER            MAINE           
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     8    2  BAR HARBOR          MAINE          
Aurora in N.E.

1888     8    2  ORONO               MAINE          
Aurora brilliant during evening. 

1888     9    2  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora 8.30 p.m. to 10.20 p.m. [summary]

An aurora was observed at 8.30 p.m. at which time it consisted of a dark segment, surmounted by a luminous arch, in the form of a crescent, the horns of which rested on the horizon. The arch was of a pale straw color, and had an altitude of 20o and an azimuth extent of 55o From the arch faint greenish tinted streamers continually arose, reaching an altitude of 40o. The main features of the aurora lasted in all their brilliancy until 10.00 p.m. after that time it rapidly disappeared. [WB]

1888     9   23  BERLIN MILLS        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     9   24  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora 10o high

1888     9   26  CORNISH             MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888     9   27  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Aurora from 7.50 to 8.20 p.m.

1888     9   29  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888    10   10  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888    10   10  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888    10   11  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888    10   11  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888    10   11  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
about 11‑1/2 p.m., auroral light near northern horizon; streamers seen a little later.

1888    10   11  NEWBURYPORT         MASSACHUSETTS  
There were three auroral displays, that of the morning of the 20th being quite brilliant
 Dates of aurora: 1[obscured], 11th, 30th

1888    10   11  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[listed in monthly summary] [also BH]

1888    10   11  EAST BERKSHIRE      VERMONT        
slight 9. p.m.

1888    10   30  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888    10   30  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1888    10   30  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
Brilliant aurora, 30th, 8.30 p. until after 11:30 p.

1888    10   30  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
11‑1/2 p.m.; light, perhaps auroral, visible over and among clouds in the north, especially to the northwest.

1888    10   30  MILTON              MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1888    10   30  NEWBURYPORT         MASSACHUSETTS  
[see entry for 10/11]

1888    10   30  PROVINCETOWN        MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1888    11    4  CORNISH             MAINE          
A slite Aurora

1888    11   12  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[listed in monthly summary] [also BH]

1888    12   29  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1889     2   18  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Aurora

1889     2   28  EASTPORT            MAINE          
from 9 to 11.30 p.m.

1889     2   28  PROVINCETOWN        MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1889     4    7  NEW HARTFORD        CONNECTICUT    
[listed in monthly summary]

1889     4    7  EASTPORT            MAINE          
8 p.m. to 11.40 p.m.

1889     4    7  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1889     4    7  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Aurora 9 p.m.

1889     4    7  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1889     4    7  AMHERST             MASSACHUSETTS  
Aurora borealis faint streamers

1889     4    7  BLUE HILL           MASSACHUSETTS  
8:30‑11 p.

1889     4    7  NEWBURYPORT         MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1889     4    7  ROYALSTON           MASSACHUSETTS  
9 p.m.

1889     4    7  NORTH SUTTON        NEW HAMPSHIRE  
8.30 p.m.

1889     4    7  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Aurora observed at 8.23 pm extended from Northeast to North northwest. Dark cloud underneath, streamers at times, otherwise luminous in spots. Height of streamers about 15 degrees. ended about 9.25 pm. [WB]

1889     4    8  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[listed in monthly summary] [also BH]

1889     4   20  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
Aurora

1889     4   22  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Began 8.25 p.m., ended 8.45 p.m.

Aurora observed at 8.25 p.m. extended from NNE to NW. ended at 8.45 p.m. a few streamers very light in color, base about 10o above horizon. height of streamers 20o. [WB]

1889     5   21  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[listed in monthly summary] [also BH]

1889     5   26  EASTPORT            MAINE          
8.45 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.

1889     6   17  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1889     7   11  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Glimpse 9 p.m.

At about 9 p.m. the fog dissipated for a few minutes and disclosed cirro‑cumulus clouds through which an aurora was partly visible. The view of it was so obscured and lasted such a short time that no description of the aurora could be obtained. [WB]

1889     7   15  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Glimpse 9 p.m.

About 9 p.m. it [fog] lifted disclosing an aurora but shut in again before any of the distinctive features of the aurora could be determined [WB]

1889     7   18  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1889     7   18  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
8.50 to 11.45 p.m.

An aurora was observed from 8.50 p.m. to 11.45 p.m. when its last faint trace was obscured by the rising bank of clouds. Its features consisted of a bank of pale, greenish light, without any apparent wave motion. Its azimuth distance was about 70o and its altitude about 20o with the upper edge serrated. [WB]

1889     7   20  NEWBURYPORT         MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1889     9    8  MOUNT WASHINGTON    NEW HAMPSHIRE  
The clouds lifted at 9 p.m. disclosing an auroral arch having an altitude of 18o and an azimuth distance of about 75o The aurora consisted of a band of greenish light about 2o in width resting on a dark segment which in turn rested on the horizon. It disappeared at 11.10 p.m. [WB]

1889     9   15  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
*
auroral light slightly suspected in the northwest during the evening o Sept. 15.

1889     9   22  EASTPORT            MAINE           
9.10 to 10.30 p.m.

1889     9   23  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[listed in monthly summary] [also BH]

1889    10   13  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1889    10   18  EASTPORT            MAINE          
8.45 to 10.30 p.m.

1889    10   18  NEWBURYPORT         MASSACHUSETTS  
A faint aurora was observed on the evening of the 18th.

1889    10   21  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1889    10   21  AMHERST             MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1889    10   21  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Aurora observed at 8.20 p.m. ended at 8.22 p.m.

Aurora observed at 8.20 p.m. till 8.22 p.m. Color faint white, a few slender columns appeared for a short time Height of Aurora about 10o. length 12 location between 215o and 227o azimuth [WB]

1889    10   23  EASTPORT            MAINE          
9 to 10.30 p.m.

1889    10   23  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1889    10   23  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1889    10   23  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Aurora began at 8.40 p.m. ended at 9.10 p.m.

Aurora observed at 8.40 p.m. ended at 9[obscured] color white. a few beams appeared at intervals, height of aurora 18o. location between 180o and 215o azimuth. [WB]

1889    11   16  CORNISH             MAINE          
A slite aurora low down

1889    11   17  SOUTHINGTON         CONNECTICUT    
9 p.m. Show of aurora low down but with streamers

1889    11   17  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora about 30o high

1889    11   17  EASTPORT            MAINE          
7.45 p.m. to mid.

1889    11   17  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1889    11   17  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS  
*
auroral light slightly suspected near northern horizon about 9 p.m.

1889    11   17  LEICESTER           MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1889    11   17  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
FAint aurora observed at 7.45 p.m., color white. Position when first observed extended from N to NE 180o to 225 azimuth. At 7.55 p.m. it shrunk to half its original size and moved to the eastward. position then 215o to 235o azimuth. Height of Aurora 15o an occasional streamer would appear whose height would be about 30o. Ended at 9[obscured] [WB]

1889    11   18  CORNISH             MAINE          
A slite aurora

1889    11   18  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[listed in monthly summary] [also BH]

1889    11   20  FARMINGTON          MAINE          
evening

1889    11   20  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1889    11   21  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1889    11   25  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1889    11   26  CORNISH             MAINE          
Aurora about 30o high

1889    11   26  EASTPORT            MAINE          
5.30 p.m. to 11 p.m.

1889    11   26  GARDINER            MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1889    11   26  KENT'S HILL         MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1889    11   26  PORTLAND            MAINE          
Began (?) p.m., ended 10.15 (?) p.m.

Auroral arch observed at 7.45 p.m. Moderately luminous and fairly defined; extent in azimuth (about) deg. 158 to deg. 202; altitude of summit about 12 degrees; at 9.30 p.m. arch had fallen until no segment visible, and light gradually disappearing. [WB]

1889    11   26  CAMBRIDGE           MASSACHUSETTS
*
auroral arch or white cloud in the north 7 p.m. and later; probably a cloud, from its unsymmetrical and at the same time persistent form.

1889    11   26  LEICESTER           MASSACHUSETTS  
[listed in monthly summary]

1889    11   26  NEWBURYPORT         MASSACHUSETTS  
Faint auroras were seen on the evening of the 26th and the early morning of the 29th.

1889    11   26  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[listed in monthly summary] [also BH]

1889    11   26  NORTHFIELD          VERMONT        
Aurora observed at 7.30 p.m. ended at 9.00 p.m. color similar to the morning dawn. Length 135o to 225o azimuth, height 35o bow shape, with a number of small clouds in the upper portion of the arch; hazy near horizon. [WB]

1889    11   29  NEWBURYPORT         MASSACHUSETTS  
[see entry for 11/26]

1889    12   15  HARTFORD            CONNECTICUT    
Aurora or Northern lights observed Dec 15th in the N.W. to N. extending about 40o and up halfway to zenith. consisted of long stripes, interspaced with clear sky. First observed at 8.55 p.m., growing fainter and disappearing at 11 p.m. ‑ the sky was then clear, wind S.W. At 11‑1/2 p.m. ‑ sky was totally overcast.

1889    12   16  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]
1889    12   21  ORONO               MAINE          
[listed in monthly summary]

1889    12   27  NASHUA              NEW HAMPSHIRE  
[listed in monthly summary] [also BH]