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OBSERVATIONS ON THE ZODIACAL LIGHT. 



No. 230. 



OCTOBER 17th, 1854 : KVKKIKO. 



Lat. at 7,'i. 31 52' N. : Lon. 171 28' W. 



Sun set at 5/i. 22m. 

 Stronger Light i>.t GA. 55m, and 7A. 8m, i Diffuse at 7k. 10m. 



Sky very bright. Going on deck at 6 h 45 m , I was struck with a remarkably bright appearance under the line a a. 

 It was rather late for twilight, but may have been such light ; but it was remarkably bright as much so as the 

 Strongest Zodiacal Light ever is ; and it had the warm tinge of the Zodiacal Light. At 6 h 50 m , it had ascended to the 

 dotted line b b, and was extremely bright. Watching it, I thought it had pulsations in intensity. At 6 h 55 m it had 

 died away considerably in strength, and had ascended to c c ; G h 57"', at c c, and its intensity as on previous nights ; 

 6 h 58 m , at c c, and brightness greatly increased ; 7' 1 l m , c c, and dim again ; 7 h 3 m , do., and very dim. After this, 

 constant as at 7 1 ' 3 m . At 7 1 ' 30 m , clouds had overspread the sky, and I could get no further observations. Jupiter 

 makes useless any attempt at observations for the Stronger Light across the further side of the Milky Way. 



