596 OBSERVATIONS ON THE ZODIACAL LIGHT, 



No. 298. 



FEBRUARY 28th, 1855: MORNING. 



Lat. at 3*., 40 51' S. : Lon. 57 21' VV. 



Sun rose at Sh. 45m. 

 Stronger and Diffuse Light at 3 o'clock. 



Clouds since last entry (23d) until this morning. Was on deck at 2 h . and found the Zodiacal Light, at that 

 hour, very bright ; but owing to cirri continually passing, I was not able to get boundaries till 3 o'clock. I cannot 

 speak with confidence of the lower or left-hand boundary, as the Milky Way and the clouds presented difficulties in 

 getting it ; but the upper or right-hand boundary I believe may be considered fully reliable. There was a portion 

 of more intense light bounded by the zigzag x x. Could not get any boundaries for Diffuse on the left. Dawn 

 came at about 3" 20". 



