1850 - 1859

Date & Time
Feature or Location;
Duration
Description
Observer
Reference
1854 Dec 27 Teneriffe Mts. (near Plato); 5 hr Two luminous fiery spots on bright side. "... an appearance I had never seen before on the surface of the moon though I have observed her often these last 40 years .... It appeared to me from the brightness of the light and the contrast of colour to be two active volcanoes or 2 mouth of one in action." Hart Hart 1855
1855 Jun 20 N/A Traces of twilight seen. Webb gives low weight to observation "for want of better optical means." Webb Webb 1962 ed., p.97

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