668 OBSERVATIONS ON TUB ZODIACAL LIGHT. 



No. 334. 



MOON ZODIACAL LIGHT. 



FEBRUARY 18th, 1854. 



Lat, 35 19' N.: LCD. 139 43' E. 

 Sun set at 5/i. 41m, 



CWh. 44m. 



in 47 



Stronger Light at 10A. 58m. and 1 1A. 2m, : Diffuse at< - 



10 55 

 111 1 



As the moon approached the eastern horizon, I turned to see what it would produce. At lO" 



39 m , the sky began to show a blush of light ; 10 h 44 ra , got boundaries as at a; 10 1 ' 47 ra , as at b, then very bright below 

 Spica, not above: 10" 50 m ; very bright to 51 Virginia (m on chart); 10 h 51"', boundaries to line c; 10 h 53" 1 , at d; 

 I0 h 55 m , as at e ; 10" 58"', a stronger light, boundaries marked by line x (it had shown itself before, but I did not take 

 its boundaries); ll h 1'", as at/; II 1 ' 2 m , Stronger Light at y y ; Diffuse as at last; 11" 3- ra , the edge of the moon's 

 disc shows itself. The eastern sky was remarkably fine for observation-. 



