434 OBSERVATIONS ON THE ZODIACAL LIGHT. 



No, 217, 



SEPTEMBER 20th ; 1854: Mofinme. 



Lat. at 4A,, 32 6' N. : Lon. 135 8' E. 



Sun rose at S'i. 51^. 



Stronger Light at It*. 30m. of 19th, and 4/i. of 2f)th : Diffuse 4/i. 

 Sun's Lon, 177 10'. 



Clouds in the west last evening. Was on deck for an eastern observation at 11 o'clock ; and the Zodiacal Light 

 there, though dim, was quite decided at that time. Shifting clouds, however, prevented my getting outlines until 

 11" 30 m . Clouds prevented all further observations until 4 h a. m., when I had a good one, except that the clouds 

 shut out the view near the horizon. The sky above was very bright. 



The moon, after rising, was hid by the clouds on the horizon, ami I had o1,f>rvn.t,ioris later than could otherwise 

 have been procured. 



