AURORAL DISPLAYS.
■■'..'."■:'■■ .- t~ —.*■■.. '. —■ ■' , '.'■ ; ; NOHTH ;: ''.■"•■ By Teloeraph-Press. ABsocla.tion-<!opyright,) -..■'.' ■ ,':. :'i ■'..' London,' September 26. A maghctio s'tojm ronilered most.of the telegraphic lines in Britain and 'America-usolesß for two hours after midday' on Saturday; f The disturbance is believed 'to be. duo to ■ tho Aurora Borcaliß. : ■■ ', -'■ ' ' . '■'■.. ■■'•;■"■; . ■'._... : Melbourne,. Soptembor f 27. ■ . The. Aurora 'Australis. has .■. been- seen. in various parts ,of Victoria.. ,' , '■; '■'. ":■■ ■" SEVEREST-YET BECOEDED.-'' ■■'■ .■■:'..' .':'' (Heo. September.27., 10.30'p.m'.) ,:,,, :'.'. i . : , .',,.. 'New York,' September 1 27.' ■; The. observatory.' , at, Cheltenham, Maryland, recorded on .Satirday;tho severest ,'magnetic 6torm.'since'the'observatory was founded. The magnets moved beyond theilimits of tho record sheets."'!. .", ' ' .■.' .'■.. ■ : ''■!■, .■" -..-, ••. .. ; ,•.•..■ Tv ■ : ' n - ■:' Christchurch, September' 27., ■\ Ur..C. C. Parr, of this city, received to-night Hie following cablo message from Mr. Dodwell, Government .astronomor; . New: South Wales: Jiast, night aurora most magnificent over seen nerc, cloud-like forms' of pulsating, greoriish, .opalescont light, moving- from east to.west,, and ;oxtendins>toi 15: degrees north- of' sionitbi forming_ auroral'-curtains 'in ■ south-east. "Auroral arch: , , pale - -greenish:' gold; .in -sonth,' ; with' streamers radicting at times nearly to zenith through ojipanse of pink, shading: to.crimson' glow-, .-streamer slowly,; moving from . west'to oast, later...., Aurora' commenced shortly after ;10 p.m., and lasted : till, dawn,, waxing and waning, at intervals, , tit times outehininn Southern Cross..'Strpnifest in south-east/' Dr. .iiarr stated that he made inquiries with retrard to 'tho .aurora at the. local magnotio' observatory, and, ascertained l that there had'been recorded a .very- big magnetic storm, which- had started' at-11.30.-on-Saturday. night. M and continued until seven on .Sunday morning.i. Then tho magnets became- quieter, but tho stprm did npt ; .cease.itiU.il .cm', .'on-Sunday. This porresponds approximately, with the times eiven oy :Mr, ,'UoOiWeH. :■'•.'.; ... ■ '~ '. i-,,. v -/
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 623, 28 September 1909, Page 5
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263AURORAL DISPLAYS. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 623, 28 September 1909, Page 5
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