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THE aurora of February 4 was visible at this point, but seems to have been unobserved, except by a very few. My position was on the deck of a steamboat on the river going from this point to one 23 miles miles higher up. The aurora was first noticed by me at about 7 P.M., hanging over the woods to the north-east, and was mistaken by the Captain for a large fire a common occurrence in our pine forests. Soon after, the glow, which was a very deep red, extended to the zenith, shading off there, whilst a much fainter red light appeared in the northwest.
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BROMKERG, F. The Aurora of February 4. Nature 5, 461 (1872). https://doi.org/10.1038/005461c0
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