*Example of Earth Light*

Bonnycastle, R. H.; American Journal of Science, 1837

      At a quarter past nine O'clock on Sunday night the eighth day of
      May, in the present year (1837), my attention whilst regarding the
      heavens was forcibly attracted to the sudden appearance due east
      of a shining broad column of light.

      At first, as my window overlooks the bay of Toronto and the low
      island which separates it from the lake, I took this singular
      pillar of light for the reflection from some steamboat on the
      clouds, but having sought the open air on the gallery which
      commands a full view of the bay and of Ontario.

      I was convinced that the meteor was an effluence of the sky, as I
      now saw it extend upwards from the eastern water horizon line to
      the zenith, in a well defined, equal, broad column of white strong
      light, resembling in some degree that of the aurora, but of a
      steady brightness and unchanging body, whilst there were few or no
      clouds.

      Ursa Major, then near the zenith, was situated with regard to this
      column, at a quarter past nine as below, the column passing nearly
      vertically between (z) and (H) [the author refers to the Greek
      letters here].

      There was no moon, as on that day it rose at 2h. 4m. consequently
      it was dark, and the sky was not very cloudy the meteor was seen
      to the greatest advantage as the night wore on.

      It passed very slowly and bodily to the westward, continuing to
      occupy the space from the horizon to the zenith, until the upper
      part first faded slowly and then the whole gradually disappeared,
      after it had reached nearly to due northeast.

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