290 OBSERVATIONS ON THE ZODIACAL LIGHT. 



No. U5. 



APRIL 26th, 1854 : MOHKINO. 



Lat. 34 40' N. : Lon. 133 59' E. 



Sun rose 5A. 20m. 



Stronger and Diffuse Light at 3/(. and 34. 40m.. 

 Zenith point at 84. 40m. : Lat. 58^ 8' N. : Lou 271). 



Clouds in the morning since my la-it morning date. Was on deck at 3'' this morning, and was able to get bound- 

 aries on the upper side of the Zodiacal Light. The Light, however, was dim ; both then, and till dawn, much 

 dimmer than on the first of this month, and for some time previous. The glare from Jupiter is also now trouble- 

 some. At 3" 40'" got boundaries on both sides, but found the Diffuse Light ill defined on its lower side. Dawn 



