Themenblock: Ben Nevis
(Log-Books of Ben Nevis Observatory)

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"Observatory Log-Book", in:
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh:
Royal Society Edinburgh,
ISSN:0080-4568, Edinburgh,
OCLC-Nr.:224527892, Edinburgh,
Vol.34, (1890), p.316-356,
"Observatory Log-Book", (observations from 1883 to 1887),


year date quotation page
1884 January 03 "At 17h 35m lunar halo. Radius 17° (?)." 318
1884 March 04 "At 10h 50m solar halo observed" 320
1884 April 07 "At 3h lunar halo observed, not well defined, white." 320
1884 May 07 "At 8h a solar halo observed, red inside, bluish colour outside." 321
1884 May 11 "Solar halo observed at 10h." 321
1884 May 13 "Faint solar halo, red inside, at 10h." 321
1884 May 23 "At 13h solar halo observed." 321
1884 July 26 "At 10h solar halo observed, colours quite distinct, red inside." 322
1884 September 18 "At 10h solar halo with colours observed." 323
1884 November 23 "At noon the red haze under the sun to the form of a crude partial halo." 324
1884 November 29 "At midnight very faint halo." 325
1884 November 30 "At 1h faint halo, no colours, inside radius roughly 18° 20' by stephanome - ..." 325
1884 December 27 "At 17h very faint lunar halo seen." 325
1885 February 28 "Solar halo at 14h 23m, faint red inside, radius about 18°." 327
1885 March 21 "At 20h lunar halo observed." 327
1885 March 30 "Lunar halo at 22h on cirrus clouds." 328
1885 April 08 "Solar halo at 10 and at 11h." 328
1885 April 17 "At 6h faint solar halo was observed, which vanished at 6h 10m, expect two very bright ..." 328
1885 May 11 "At 13h halo, red inside, seen on blue sky, where no cloudiness was apparent." 328
1885 July 18 "At 6h solar halo observed." 330
1885 July 24 "Solar halo observed at 17h." 330
1885 October 17 "At 9h faint white solar halo, no colours seen." 331
1885 October 23 "Lunar halo (colourless) seen at 3h." 332
1885 October 29 "At 23h cir.-str. to eastward, on which dim lunar halo was observed." 332
1885 December 17 "Very faint lunar halo at 22h." 333
1885 December 18 "At 11h faint solar halo, white." 334
1885 December 22 "Lunar halo, white, at 23h." 334
1886 February 15 "At 9h solar halo, with portion of reverse halo on upper side of it." 336
1886 February 15 "From 19h to 23h lunar halo on cirrus, and for most of the time misty corona also on cirrus." 336
1886 March 07 "Halo observed at 11h. ... Same halo observed at 12h. 336-337
1886 April 17 "Fragments of lunar halo seen at night, and faint brown colour under moon." 338
1886 April 20 "At 19h solar halo observed." 338
1886 April 21 "In early morning fragment of lunar halo observed several times." 338
1886 April 21 "Faint solar halo observed in afternoon." 338
1886 April 24 "At 8h spot of light forming part of solar halo was observed, coloured red, yellow, green ..." 338
1886 April 25 "At 9h upper segment of halo seen on cirrus much higher than the general amount ..." 338
1886 May 02 "Portion of solar halo seen at 5h, the part above sun white and ill-defined, ..." 338
1886 May 07 "Solar halo in forenoon." 338
1886 May 12 "Faint upper arc of halo seen at 5h." 339
1886 May 16 "Fragments of solar halo at 5h." 339
1886 May 20 "Solar halo at 7h; colours faint, red inside." 339
1886 May 27 "At 13h bright halo seen; red inside, then yellow and blue outside." 339
1886 June 01 "Fragment of halo, red inside, seen at 13h." 339
1886 June 04 "At 5h 10m halo and mock suns observed, halo red inside and blue outside." 339
1886 June 07 "Halo at 8h." 339
1886 June 20 "At the same hour part of solar halo, ... 340
1886 June 20 Part of solar halo was observed at 15h." 340
1886 August 14 "At 13h solar halo observed; no colours visible." 340
1886 August 19 "At 13h solar halo observed, radius 24°14'." 340
1886 November 05 "Well-defined halo seen all evening." 341
1886 November 11 "A, portion of solar halo was observed at 10h and also at 11h." 341
1886 November 12 "Portion of halo seen at 21h; radius 21°13'." 341
1886 November 21 "At 11h portion of halo (red inside) seen." 342
1886 December 14 "Portions of lunar halo seen several times at night." 342
1886 December 20 "At 12h upper half of halo seen, red inside, white outside." 342
1886 December 27 "Faint halo at 10h." 342
1887 January 03 "Faint halo seen at 19h;also triple corona." 343
1887 January 06 "Solar halo at 11h and 13h." 343
1887 January 08 "Halo seen at 1h." 343
1887 February 08 "No trace of a halo was observed on the cirrus. (Negativmeldung)" 344
1887 March 06 "Solar halo seen between 9h and 10h, as sketched (fig. 11, 12)." 346
1887 March 16 "No trace of 22° halo. Radius of eastern mock sun, 25° 13'." 347
1887 March 26 "Solar halo of 22° seen at 8h, red inside and bluish white outside; no measurements got." 347
1887 April 12 "At 18h bright spot on each side of sun like mock suns, but no trace of halo." 348
1887 May 01 "At 11h ..., the former being much higher than latter, also a trace of halo." 348
1887 May 13 "Cloud vanished suddenly, leaving a halo on cirrus much higher up. (Fig.14) ...; blue, 24°28' and 24°13'. No trace of an inner ring was visible. 348-349
1887 May 26 "Faint solar halo seen at 12h and 13h." 349
1887 May 27 "Solar halo seen at 11h; colours strong, red inside and blue outside; ..." 349
1887 June 02 "A faint solar halo was seen at 17h." 349
1887 June 03 "Solar halo seen at 11h and 12h. (Fig.15)" 349
1887 June 20 "A segment of a solar halo was seen at 4h and a full halo at 6h." 349
1887 July 02 "Halo seen at 7h; red inside; rather broad and faint. Seen again at 8h and at 13h." 350
1887 July 21 "A solar halo was seen at 8h; no measurements got." 350
1887 August 05 "Trace of halo seen at 12h." 350
1887 September 01 "At 22h an ill-defined white lunar halo was observed." 350
1887 November 06 "At 1h, 3h and 4h a lunar halo was observed." 352
1887 November 27 "At midnight a lunar halo was seen, having a trace of red inside at part nearest zenith only." 353
1887 November 30 ", a halo began to form about halfway between moon and cloud. A spot in the halo ..." 354


"Observatory Log-Book", in:
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh:
Royal Society Edinburgh,
ISSN:0080-4568, Edinburgh,
OCLC-Nr.:224527892, Edinburgh,
Vol.42, (1902), p.064-077,
"Ben Nevis Observatory Log-Book, 1888",


year date quotation page
1888 January 15 "From 13h to 16h a small arc of solar halo was seen, coloured red, yellow and blue,..." 065
1888 February 16 "At 14h 20m solar halo seen." 066
1888 February 20 "At 23h lunar halo and corona seen." 066
1888 February 28 "At 2h a portion of lunar halo was seen." 066
1888 February 28 "A faint halo was seen at 5h,6h and 8h, the last being solar." 066
1888 March 02 "A faint lunar halo was seen at 3h and .a corona at 4h." 067
1888 March 25 "Faint lunar halo seen at 20h,21h and 22h." 068
1888 March 27 "At 23h and midnight lunar halo seen, faintly tinged with red inside." 068
1888 March 28 "The lunar halo still visible at 1h and 2h." 068
1888 April 12 "Portions of solar halo were seen at 7h and 9h." 068
1888 April 14 "A solar halo, red inside, blue outside, was seen to-day between 17h and 18h." 068
1888 April 24 "Solar halo seen at 19h-red inside." 068
1888 April 24 "A lunar halo seen at 21h and midnight." 068
1888 April 25 "Lunar halo still visible at 1h and 2h." 068
1888 April 25 "A solar halo was seen at 16h." 068
1888 May 10 "At 6h faint mock suns seen, with trace of halo on each side of sun." 069
1888 May 11 "At 6h a very faint halo was seen." 069
1888 May 12 "Solar halo seen at 10h, red inside, blue outside; it was also seen at 11h." 069
1888 May 14 "A halo was seen on this cir.-s. at 11h 8m." 069
1888 May 16 "Very faint solar halo seen at 10h." 069
1888 May 23 "Portions of solar halos were seen at 10h and 12h." 070
1888 May 25 "A solar halo was seen at 11h and 12h." 070
1888 June 01 "At about 20h 45m a solar halo was seen- only a small portion of the circle." 070
1888 June 05 "A faint solar halo was seen at 8h and again at 17h." 071
1888 June 11 "A solar halo was seen at 9h." 071
1888 June 19 "Solar halo seen at 15h and again at 19h." 071
1888 June 26 "Faint halo seen at 11h." 072
1888 July 18 "A portion of solar halo was seen at 17h." 072
1888 July 24 "At 10h a solar halo was seen." 073
1888 August 02 "A broad and ill-defined solar halo was seen at 8h, formed on cirrus clouds." 073
1888 August 10 "A solar halo was seen at 8h and 9h." 073
1888 August 19 "Faint halo seen at 7h, the part to N. of sun most distinct." 073
1888 August 19 "Mock sun seen also to N. of sun at same height above horizon." 073
1888 October 09 "Solar halo seen at 10h." 075
1888 November 27 "At 4h a lunar halo was seen." 076
1888 November 28 "A lunar halo was seen at 7h, and a solar halo at 10h." 076-077


"Observatory Log-Book", in:
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh:
Royal Society Edinburgh,
ISSN:0080-4568, Edinburgh,
OCLC-Nr.:224527892, Edinburgh,
Vol.42, (1902), p.134-144,
"Ben Nevis Observatory Log-Book, 1889",


year date quotation page
1889 January 13 "A solar halo was seen at 11h and 12h, and lunar coronae at 2h, 3h ..." 134
1889 January 14 "A lunar halo was seen at 3h." 134
1889 February 10 "Solar halo seen from 10h to 13h." 135
1889 February 15 "A lunar halo was seen at 21h, 22h and 23h." 136
1889 February 27 "Part of a solar halo was at 12h, and an aurora at 21h." 136
1889 March 15 "... it was covered with cirro-cumulus, on which at 21h a faintly marked lunar halo was seen." 136
1889 March 27 "A solar halo was seen at 12h and 13h." 137
1889 April 17 "A halo was seen at 9h." 137
1889 June 14 "A solar halo and mock suns were seen at 5h." 138
1889 July 27 "A bright mock sun was seen at about 19h 30m," 140
1889 October 03 "A solar halo was seen at 15h." 141
1889 October 10 "Cirro-stratus and cirro-cumulus covered the sky, and at 1h, 2h, and 3h a lunar halo was ..." 141
1889 November 13 "A halo was seen from the plateau of Storms at about 14h 30m." 142
1889 December 03 "A lunar halo op portion of one was seen from 20h onwards." 143


"Observatory Log-Book", in:
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh:
Royal Society Edinburgh,
ISSN:0080-4568, Edinburgh,
OCLC-Nr.:224527892, Edinburgh,
Vol.42, (1902), p.219-226,
"Ben Nevis Observatory Log-Book, 1890",


year date quotation page
1890 January 22 "A faint solar halo was seen at 12h." 220
1890 January 23 "A solar halo was seen at 13h." 220
1890 January 24 "The top was almost clear at 11h, and a solar halo was seen." 220
1890 January 27 "A lunar corona was seen at 17h and 18h; and a lunar halo at 21h and 23h." 220
1890 January 28 "At 10h a solar corona was seen, and at 19h a lunar halo; ..." 220
1890 February 06 "Lunar halo at 1h. Radius to inner edge = 23° 58'." 220
1890 February 09 "Mock sun seen at 9h 5m. Distance from sun-centre to centre-22° 50'." 220
1890 March 01 "A lunar halo was seen at midnight on very thin filmy cirrus, which radiated from N.E. and S.W." 221
1890 March 02 "... a corona, but no halo. (Negativmeldung)" 221
1890 March 27 "A lunar halo was seen at 22h." 222
1890 April 05 "Part of solar halo seen at 15h." 222
1890 April 06 "Top clear at 6h and 7h. At these hours a solar halo with two mock suns was observed." 222
1890 April 27 "A mock sun brightly coloured seen to N. of sun (about 22°) from 19h 40m till after sunset ..." 222
1890 April 27 "Lunar halo with mock moons seen at 23h and midnight." 222
1890 April 28 "Part of a solar halo was seen at 12h; and a lunar corona at 23h." 222
1890 May 07 "A solar halo was seen at 15h." 223
1890 May 11 "A solar halo was seen at 14h and another at 18h." 223
1890 June 05 "A solar halo was seen at 18h." 223
1890 June 08 "A solar halo was seen at 11h and 12h." 223
1890 July 17 "A halo was seen at 14h." 224
1890 July 21 "Solar halo seen at 21h." 224
1890 July 27 "Solar halo seen at 16h." 224
1890 October 02 "Faint solar halo seen at 10h." 225
1890 October 18 "A halo, but not well defined, was seen at 15h. No meassurements were got." 225
1890 November 18 "Solar halo seen at 9h, 10h, and 11h, and" 225
1890 November 18 "... a lunar halo at 18h and 19h." 225
1890 December 29 "From 10h to 15h a vertical ray or halo downwards from sun was seen ..." 226


"Observatory Log-Book", in:
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh:
Royal Society Edinburgh,
ISSN:0080-4568, Edinburgh,
OCLC-Nr.:224527892, Edinburgh,
Vol.42, (1902), p.314-322,
"Ben Nevis Observatory Log-Book, 1891",


year date quotation page
1891 January 03 "Faint lunar halo seen at 2h." 314
1891 January 06 "Halo seen at 6h." 314
1891 January 22 "Lunar halo seen from 18h to 22h." 314
1891 January 29 "Lunar halo at 5h." 314
1891 February 21 "A lunar halo was seen at 20h-22h." 315
1891 March 07 "Solar halo and mock sun seen at 17h." 316
1891 March 14 "A solar halo was seen at 9h." 316
1891 March 18 "Solar halo seen at 15h, ..." 316
1891 March 18 "... and lunar halos at 20h and midnight." 316
1891 March 19 "Lunar halo and "mock moon" seen at 3h." 316
1891 April 09 "Some cir.-s. on sky at and after 6h, onwhich, from 7h till 18h, a solar halo was visible." 317
1891 April 09 "At 18h the 22° halo ... very bright, with a faint mock sun visible, but no trace ... bow." 317
1891 May 05 "... half covered cirrus and cirro-stratus, on which at 8h a halo with two mock suns was seen." 318
1891 May 11 "A solar halo was seen most of the day." 318
1891 May 12 "Before rising, at about 4h 2m, a sun pillar rising vertically upwards ..., or mock sun in it." 318
1891 May 12 "A solar halo was seen at intervals during the day." 318
1891 June 01 "A solar halo was seen at 13h, and a ..." 318
1891 June 01 "..., and a mock sun at 19h." 318
1891 June 09 "Solar halo seen at 17h." 318
1891 June 27 "Solar halo seen at 18h." 319
1891 July 01 "Solar halo seen at 18h." 319
1891 July 09 "Cirri forms on sky, on which from 9h till 13h a solar halo was visible." 319
1891 July 31 "Solar halo seen at 14h." 319
1891 August 06 "Solar halo seen at 8h." 319
1891 September 11 "Faint halo was seen at 14h." 320
1891 September 19 "Lunar corona seen at 23h and a lunar halo at midnight." 320
1891 September 20 "A lunar halo seen till 4h and ..." 320
1891 September 20 "... a solar halo at 11h." 320
1891 September 25 "Solar halo at 16h." 320
1891 October 26 "A lunar halo was seen at 4h and 5h." 320
1891 November 14 "At 20h the sky was almost covered with cirro-stratus on which a lunar halo was seen, ..." 321
1891 November 18 "Sky overcast with cir.-s. till 5h on which a lunar halo was seen at 2h, 3h, and 4h, ..." 321
1891 December 07 "Solar halo seen at 13h and bouble lunar corona at 18h." 321
1891 December 08 "At 11h 30m a solar halo and two mock suns were seen." 321
1891 December 12 "Solar halo seen at 10h 20m and at 11h." 321


"Observatory Log-Book", in:
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh:
Royal Society Edinburgh,
ISSN:0080-4568, Edinburgh,
OCLC-Nr.:224527892, Edinburgh,
Vol.42, (1902), p.410-418,
"Ben Nevis Observatory Log-Book, 1892",


year date quotation page
1892 January 12 "Lunar corona at 19h, and faint lunar halo at 20h and 23h." 410
1892 February 15 "Faint solar halo at 11h." 411
1892 February 20 "At 14h a portion of halo seen above sun." 411
1892 March 12 "No halo or corona surrounded the moon." (Negativmeldung) 411
1892 March 12 "Lunar halo at 19h, and a lunar corona at 23h." 411
1892 March 13 "Solar halo at 10h." 411
1892 March 16 "A solar halo of 45° was seen at 11h." 412
1892 March 20 "An a aurora at 1h, and a halo with mock suns at 16h 55m was seen from plateau of storms." 412
1892 March 29 "An aurora with single arch and faint streamers at 1h, 2h, and 3h, and a solar halo at 8h and 13h." 412
1892 March 31 "Aurora seen at 1h and 2h, and a halo at 17h 40m." 412
1892 April 02 "A solar halo seen from 9h till 17h, ..." 412
1892 April 02 "... and a lunar halo with mock moons at midnight." 412
1892 April 03 "Lunar halos seen at 1h, 20h, 23h and midnight, ..." 412
1892 April 03 "... midnight, and mock moons at 1h and 20h." 412
1892 April 06 "A solar halo seen at 15h 10m." 412
1892 April 19 "Sky clouddy or overcast till 18h with cir.-s. on which a bright halo was seen, ..." 413
1892 April 20 "Halo seen at 15h and 16h." 413
1892 May 05 "Lunar halo and aurora seen at 23h and midnight." 413
1892 May 11 "Cir.-s. moving from S.W. on sky on which in the forenoon a solar halo was visible." 413
1892 May 11 "A lunar halo was seen at 1h." 413
1892 May 12 "A lunar halo was seen at 1h, and ..." 413
1892 May 12 "... a solar halo at 5h, 6h, and 11h." 413
1892 May 20 "A mock sun was seen at 20h." 413
1892 May 28 "Solar halo seen at 5h and 6h." 413
1892 June 02 "A solar halo was seen at 5h." 413
1892 July 25 "Portion of solar halo seen at 13h." 414
1892 July 30 "Solar halo seen at 8h." 415
1892 September 05 "Lunar halo at 1h, after which mist came on and continued all day." 415
1892 October 04 "A solar halo at 15h." 415
1892 October 18 "A solar halo at 14h and 15h." 416
1892 October 20 "A solar halo was seen between 13h and 16h as sketched above." 416
1892 December 25 "A faint aurora was seen at night, and a solar halo at 12h." 418
1892 December 27 "A solar halo was seen at 13h, ..." 418
1892 December 27 "... and a lunar halo at 23h." 418
1892 December 28 "A bit of a lunar halo was seen at 1h." 418

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