South American auroral reports during the Carrington storm

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Table 1 Auroral observations in South America and its vicinity

Year	Month	Date	Reference	Site	Latitude	Longitude	MLAT	Start	End	Direction	Colour
1859	9	1	L4-14	Concepción	S36° 46′	W73° 02′	− 25.5	Midnight	26		R
1859	9	1	L4-15	Santiago	S33° 28′	W70° 40′	− 22.1	26	29	s	B/R/Y
1859	9	1	L4-15	Valparaíso	S33° 06′	W71° 37′	− 21.8
1859	9	1	AUC1	Santiago	S33° 28′	W70° 40′	− 22.1	25	29	s	Pi/B/Y
1859	9	1	AUC1	Concepción	S36° 46′	W73° 02′	− 25.5	25	29	s	Pi/B/Y
1859	9	1	AUC1	Nacimiento	S37° 30′	W72°40′	− 26.2
1859	9	1	AUC2	Santiago	S33° 28′	W70° 40′	− 22.1	25	29	s-z-nw	R/W/Pi/B
1859	9	1	AUC2	Dart	S19°	W149°	− 17.3
1859	9	1	AUC3	Santiago	S33° 28′	W70° 40′	− 22.1	25	28	s-w	Pi/R/W
1859	9	1	AUC3	Yumbel	S36° 46′	W72° 34′	− 25.5	24	27		R
1859	9	1	AUC4	Rancagua	S34° 10′	W70° 45′	− 22.8
1859	9	1	NYHW	Levant	S50°	W78°	− 38.8	25		s-all	R
1859	9	2	Herald	Herald	S17°	E156°	− 25.3	19	25	ese-sws	R

Their date, reference (see Appendix 1), observational site with their latitude and longitude, magnetic latitude, start and end of their visibility in local mean time (LMT), direction, and colour are given. The directions are shown in n (north), s (south), e (east), w (west), and all (all sky). The colourations are described as R (red), Pi (pink), W (white), B (blue including purple), and Y (yellow). Their LMT is shown in 6 -- 30 (6 on the following day; i.e., LMT+24), to describe the observational time beyond midnight continuously