----------------+--------------------------+----------------------- | H.M.S. ‘Alert,’ | H.M.S. ‘Discovery,’ Date. | Floeberg Beach. | Discovery Bay. ----------------+--------------------------+----------------------- 1875, October 25| 11.45 P.M. Faint. | Cloudy. ” ” 26| 10 P.M. Very faint. | 10 P.M. ” ” 30| Sky obscured. Faint. | Ditto. ” November 1| Ditto. Faint, but well | | marked. | Ditto. ” ” 2| 9 to 10 P.M. Arches and | | streamers. | A few clouds. ” ” 21| Ditto. Bright | 9 to 10 P.M. | streamer. | and 10 to 11 P.M. ” ” 22| 2 P.M. and 8 P.M. Slight,| | red. | Clear sky. ” ” 25| 9.30 A.M. Character not | | recorded. | Ditto. ” ” 26| 10 A.M. Stream of light.}| A few clouds. ” ” 26| Cloudy to 10 P.M., }| | bright afterwards. }| 10 P.M. ” ” 27| Midnight. Slight. | 11.40 P.M. ” ” 28| 1 A.M. Bright streak. | Clear sky. ” ” 29| Cloudy, brighter at 11 | | A.M. Faint glow. | 9.30 A.M. ” ” 30| A few clouds. Very faint.| 4.30 A.M. ” ” 30| 5 P.M., 8 P.M., and 10 | | P.M. Flashes. | 5 P.M. ” December 2| Evening. Streamers. | Clear sky. ” ” 3| 1 A.M. Flashes. | Ditto. ” ” 3| Bright sky. Faint Aurora.| 2.30 P.M. ” ” 16| 10 P.M. Slight; showed | | citron-line. | 11 P.M. ” ” 19| 3 P.M. to 5 P.M., faint; | | and 9 to 10 P.M., | Very clear sky. | moderately bright arc. | ” ” 22| 10 P.M. Slight. | Ditto. ” ” 23| 6 P.M. Ditto. | Ditto. ” ” 24| Misty, a few stars | | visible. Arch. | 9 A.M. ” ” 26| Very bright sky. Faint. | 6 P.M. ” ” 29| Ditto. Very faint. | 6.15 P.M. ” ” 31| 4 P.M. Same. | Sky obscured. 1876, January 1| 5 P.M. and 11 P.M. | | Slight. | A few clouds. ” ” 2| 9 P.M. Described and | | figured. | 9 P.M. ” ” 17| Very bright sky. Very | | faint streamers. | 9.25 A.M. ” ” 18| 9.45 P.M. and 10.5 P.M. | | Character not recorded. | 10.15 P.M. ” ” 19| Very bright sky. Faint. | 9.45 P.M. ” ” 20| 2 A.M. Slight. | 2.30 A.M. ” ” 23| 7.55 A.M. and 2 P.M. | | Slight. | 8.45 P.M. ” ” 24| Bright sky.