512 OBSERVATIONS ON THE ZODIACAL LIGHT, 



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DECEMBER Kith, IH54: EVKMMG. 



Lat. at 8A., 37 21' N-: Lwi. U'^ 45' W. 



Sim set at 4A. 40m. 

 ( 6/1. 25m. 1 

 Stronger Light at < 7 3(J > Diffuse, 6A. 25m. and "h. '30m. 



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Sim's Lon. 203 15'. 



The .sky, this evening, at 6' 1 25 m clear, but the stars not bright, and the time not the most favorable for observa- 

 tions. Had some difficulty in getting outlines. Dim still at T oO"'. At 9' 1 , 1 could perceive that the Stronger Light 

 had shot up, as noticed for some evenings previous (see last entry); but I was able to get only the upper boundary, 

 8ome clouds, rapidly ascending, having shut out the lower one. 



