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THERE was noteworthy auroral activity on the night of October 1. The display started in the early evening and lasted until well after midnight. As seen in the south of England, the aurora was generally of the glow type. The absence of streamers, etc., was commented on by Mr. W. H. Dines, of Benson Observatory, but Capt. J. E. Cowper noted streamers at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, soon, after 22h. 15m.1 The colour of the glow, which was comparable in effect with bright moonlight, was reported as “pale white” at Benson, “greenish-yellow” at Shanklin and also at Ross-on-Wye, and “reddish-yellow” at Newquay.
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The Aurora of October 1. Nature 104, 119–120 (1919). https://doi.org/10.1038/104119b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/104119b0