Auroral display of April 26, 1937, at Burlington, Vermont

Abstract

The auroral display of April 26, 1937, was first noticed by a former student of mine, A. A. Hutchins, now living at Essex Junction, Vermont. At 22h 10m (75° meridian mean time) he happened to go outside his house and the peculiar appearance of the sky almost actually frightened him. The following is quoted from his description:“I felt that I was inside a conical tent the top of which was just a little south of the zenith and from all around the horizon in a complete circle there were streamers ascending to the zenith. At first the color was like silvery white, then suddenly changed to a dark red for just a moment, and later to a greenish blue. At times the intensity would diminish a little on one side and then come in with greater intensity.”