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of uppermost approximately 60°. Three more curtains, more difl'iised, but liright and much 

 folded, extended from N."\V. to zenith, where there were two large bright luminous clouds. The 

 rest of the area was filled with more or less isolated streamers, small or fragmentary curtains or 

 clouds. All was constantly changing Ijoth in shape, position, and brightness. The three N.W. 

 cxn-tains broadened and faded, then becoming more brilliant and folded ; the easternmost 

 disappeared, the central remained more or less, and the westernmost travelled over to the 

 westward and disappeared at an altitude of 60°, or thereabouts. Beyond this nothing was ever 

 seen. The eastern curtains disappeared (these had the form of ares) and were replaced by 

 scattered fragments of curtains and a large faintly luminous cloud (sufficient to throw up a large 

 part of the outline of Mount Erebus). At one time a single curtain appeared to have foiu- folds, 

 each fold Ijeing very biight and lasted a few minutes. To the S.E. was an occasional curtain and 

 numerous isolated streamers, one of these 40° in altitude, very bright. 



4h, a.m. Only the remains of the above display visible in the form of two ciu tains: several 

 faintly luminous clouds and streamers, principallj- to the N. and N.AV. true. 



6h. a.m. Faint streamers to N.E. true, fainter to the S.E., and an auroral cloud over White 

 Island. Temperature, - 18° to 30° F. Calm. b. 



8h. a.m. Double auroral arc, verj' bright, l>ut not lasting longer than one minute. 

 Streamers to an altitude of 30°. Direction E. to S.S.E. true. Temperature, - 19° F. Wind 

 E., 2-3. No clouds. 



-Ih. p.m. Diffused aurora low down to S.S.E. 



Sh. p.m. AiU'ora glow, with a few faint streamers in S.E., altitude 10°. 



iSh. 45m. p.m. Faint auroral bands in g.ip, and one over Oliservation Hill. Directed 

 prismatic camera towar<ls light. 



lOh. i),m. Aurora in well-defined arcs, S., about 5 in altitude. 



July 29. — 2h. a.m. Broken arcs of medium intensity were to be seen in almost every part of the sky up 

 to the zenith in the E. and S. true. ^lovement not very apparent, liut the intensity was very 

 variable, b. Calm. Temperature, -42° -3 F. 



4h. a.m. Broken portions of arcs to be seen low on the S. horizon, filling the sky to a 

 greater elevation towards the E. and N., where two wide curtains rose vertically from the 

 horizon nearly to the zenith, pale green in colour ami of considerable intensity. Movement not 

 very apparent. Calm. -39°'5F. b. 



6h. a.m. Two faint arcs, one above the other, in the S. and S.E. and E. up to 10° altitude, 

 formed of a multitude of distinct rays, with very little blending. Calm. - 38° F. b. 



4h. p.m. Bright confused auroral arc, from S.E. to E.S.E., at 5° altitude. 



8h. p.m. Bright band of rays, N. to E.S.E. true, altitude 10 . Patches of rays in X. 



llh. p.m. Arc of light, E to S.S.E. true, apex 8°, width 1° to 2°. Fainter segment 

 above, 12'. 



Midnight. Band of Itright light between W. by X. and X.X.E. magnetic, ape.v X. by W. 

 magnetic, altitude 9°. bm low down in ^^'. Calm. - 31° -2 F. 



Fairly briglit display seen one mile S.E. of Cape Armitage, between 7h. and 9h. p.m., 

 extending from behind Mount Terror to S.E. true, and starting with a red-rolled mass, about 5° 

 above the horizon. This was very bright and lasted about three minutes, then changed to arcs of 

 rays, some being double and rising to 20°. This was the brightest phase, then formed a long arc, 

 or curtain, with rays to S.E. and N.E., altitude 30\ The whole s[)lit up into isolated rays. A 

 greenish tint was observed during the phenomenon. - 33° F. Calm and bright. 



July 30. — 4h. a.m. Short arcs, 2" broad, between W. and X. by E. magnetic, altitudes 8°, 15°, 20°, and 

 28°. Very variable in intensity and position. 



6h. a.m. Faint l)ands of rays, between S.W. and X. bj- E. magnetic, between S° and 60° in 

 altitude. Very variable in intensity and position, b. E.S.E., 1. Temperature, - 32° • 2 F. 



