Krakatoa
Transactions and Proceedings of the NZ Institute 1884
On the recent Sun-glows and the Theories that have been
advanced to account for them. By John MEESON, M.A.

1883 May 20	First eruption
1883 Aug 27	Great eruption
1883 Oct 10	Last eruption

Encyclopedia Britannica 1902

27 Aug 1883 10.05am
An explosion so terrific that the noise of it was heard in 
Ceylon, Perth and even Diego Garcia near Mauritius. Seven or
eight airwaves were also formed in all directions - violent
throbbings of the entire atmosphere of the world - producing
effects like those of earthquakes and were registered at
Batavia, Wellington, Dunedin, Melbourne, St Petersburg and
London.

Tsunami created by the tumbling-in of the burnt-out mountain,
or the falling into the sea of vast bodies of ashes, or by
submarine explosions or otherwise - carried off 100,000 people.

The sun was obscured during the day and set gorgeously at
Seychelles, and Rodriguez, and Diego Garcia

28 Aug 1883
Sun-glows at Mauritius 3,000 miles from Krakatoa

29 Aug 1883
Sun dull and like the moon at Seychelles.

30 Aug 1883
Sun very hazy at Tokio in Japan, and in Brazil.

1-2 Sep 1883
Sun blue at Cape Coast Castle (7,000 miles away), then rose
colour, then white. Sun green at Barinas in Venezuela (12,000
miles away), previously like burnished silver. Sun-glows at
New Ireland.

4 Sep 1883
Sun green at Fanning's Isle.

5 Sep 1883
Sun-glows at Honolulu.

8 Sep 1883
Sun-glows at Ceylon.

9 Sep 1883
Sun green and blue in India, Ceylon (Trincomalee),

15 Sep 1883
Sun-glows in South Australia and Nelson, NZ.

18 Sep 1883
Sun-glows in Wellington, NZ.

20 Sep 1883
Sun-glows at Cape of Good Hope.

2 Oct 1883
Sun-glows in Victoria.

5 Oct 1883
Sun-glows at Honolulu and Valparaiso.

8 Oct 1883
Sun-glows in Florida.

19 Oct 1883
Sun-glows at Yuma (California)

30 Oct 1883
Sun-glows in United States

8 Nov 1883
Sun-glows in England and California.

20 Nov 1883
Sun-glows in Turkey.

23 Nov 1883
Sun-glows in Iceland.

27 Nov 1883
Sun-glows nearly everywhere, and on this evening the grandest
display of all in the Old World.

December
Sun-glows in North China.