68 OBSERVATIONS ON THE ZODIACAL LIGHT. 



No. iJ4. 



JULY llth, 1853 : EVENING. 



Lat, 35 12' N. : Lon. 139 44' E. 



Sun set Ih. llm. 

 Diffuse Light at 10A. 30m. 

 Zenith point, at lO/i. 30m., Lat. 58 30' N.: Lon. 263. 



Moon in the early part of the evening. At 10 1 ' 30 went on deck. Sky very clear. Some remains of the Zodiacal 

 Light still very distinct. The sky above, heretofore called "the dim or paled sky," is beginning to show decided 

 and positive Zodiacal Light. It was quite bright with it this evening, the boundaries running from C4 Ursa) 

 Majoris, &c., as in the chart, marked a a a. 



