  A deep \ha image of interlocking filamentary arcs of nebulosity has been
obtained with a wide-field ($\approx$ 30\degree diameter) narrow-band filter
camera combined with a CCD as a detector. The resultant mosaic of images,
extending to a galactic latitude of 65$^{o}$, has been corrected for field
distortions and had galactic coordinates superimposed on it to permit accurate
correlations with the most recent H{\sc i} (21 cm), X-ray (0.75 kev) and FIR
(IRAS 100 $\mu$m) maps.
  Furthermore, an upper limit of 0.13 arcsec/yr to the expansion proper motion
of the primary 25\degree long nebulous arc has been obtained by comparing a
recent \ha image obtained with the San Pedro Martir telescope of its
filamentary edge with that on a POSS E plate obtained in 1951.
  It is concluded that these filamentary arcs are the superimposed images of
separate shells (driven by supernova explosions and/or stellar winds) rather
than the edges of a single `superbubble' stretching from Barnard's Arc (and the
Orion Nebula) to these high galactic latitudes. The proper motion measurement
argues against the primary \ha emitting arc being associated with the giant
radio loop (Loop 2) except in extraordinary circumstances.
