1453 | large aurora observed including in Switzerland | 1531 | 29 September, fiery heavens, supposedly observed in Portugal |
1460 | 13 January, observed down to Bohemia | 1532 | different European localities |
1462 | observed down to Poland, different shapes | 1533 | spread all over Germany |
1465 | 27 November, designated also as a comet | 1534 | June or July, among others seen in Schleswig-Holstein |
1478 | observed down to Switzerland, striking | 1535 | different localities |
1494 | at different locations in Europe | 1536 | 25 December, spread all over Germany (also September 19) |
1499 | May ?, observerd everywhere in Europe | 1537 | February?, a phenomenon which can be interpreted as aurora |
1500 | aurora observed, no details | 1538 | several auroras in Germany |
1503 | amongst others in Bavaria, the auroral crown developed | 1540 | December, widely spread in Germany |
1511 | aurora as clouds, no further data | 1541 | Chasm (a name for certain forms of aurora), among others in Hungary? |
1514 | January, different shapes | 1542 | observed among others in Wuerttemberg |
1516 | observed in Saxony, no data available | 1543 | May, seen as South as in Baden |
1517 | among others in Saxony and in Poland, the heavens on fire | 1544 | May? |
1518 | no dates, among others in Poland | 1545 | 7 April, strong aurora spotted by arches |
1519 | ? | 1545 | February, seen down to Poland; 7 April, strong aurora spotted by arches |
1520 | among others observed in Austria, supposedly in September | 1546 | 19 February, the heaven opened, coloured phenomenon, people saw two armies in a celestial battle |
1521 | January? in Germany, strong aurora seen | 1547 | July?, different descriptions which can be interpreted as auroras |
1523 | January, among others observed in Wittenberg and at different localities. Description from Hungary | 1548 | 17 November, a wide spread auroa |
1524 | at different places in Germany (weapons in the heaven) | 1549 | April? |
1526 | December | 1549 | 30 September, there are several phenomea described that year which could be interpreted as auroras |
1527 | 11 October, then 11 August and 11 December- aurora everywhere in Germany, among others blood-red heavens and extreme radiation | 1550 | several reports indicate auroras |
1528 | general descriptions | 1551 | 6 February, even at Lisbon, bloody rays and bundles in heaven, a striking phenomenon |
1529 | 11 January, strong aurora | 1551 | 11 September? |
1529 | 28 January, the heaven was open, striking form | 1551 | 1 October, big chasm (aurora), I. e. strong rays |
1529 | seems to be a different aurora, but cannot be dated |
* The examples for the period of the Spoerer Minimum may give an idea of the terminology used at that time