1st, 



2.00 



4th, 



22.00 





24.00 



5th, 



22.00 



22nd, 



3.00 





20.00 





22.00 



23rd, 



2.00 





11.00 



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28th, 00.30 The brilliant auroral display continues. A splendid 

 curtain. Auroral lights occupy the heavens E. of 

 the zenith from S. to N.N.W. 

 2.00 Several curtains to the N. and N.N.W. « 



May. 



Curtain S.E. of zenith extending from S. to E. 

 Auroral lights seen faintly near the zenith. 

 Zenith clear, lower sky obscured. 



Aurora noted low down to S.S.W. A marked absence 

 of aurora for some time, though the sky remained 

 clear. 

 Faint aurora noted between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. 

 Faint aurora becoming stronger later in the evening. 

 Stronger and more brilliant illumination. 

 Bright aurora. 



A remarkable arc observed under twilight conditions. 

 It was located in same position as most aurora 

 appeared last evening, namely, extending from 

 somewhat W. of S. over the zenith and to the 

 E.N.E. It diminished in distinctness to the X. 

 and to the S. of a point some 30° S. of the zenith. 

 Visible for half an hour. 

 20.00 Aurora observed to the X.E. Beams rising above the 

 horizon. A heavy cloud, due to sea smoke, hang- 

 ing over McMurdo Sound showed a brilliantly 

 illuminated edge, which appeared to be other than 

 a reflection of a distant aurora or the moon. 

 22.00 A curtain extended on the E. side of Mount Erebus 

 from just S. of the mountain to the X. horizon. 

 Brilliantly illuminated below and shading off above 

 into long streamers. As it extended past the cone 

 of Mount Erebus, there appeared a local bend, 

 curving outwards from the mountain. Viewed 

 from the hut the lower border appeared to show 

 below the summit of the mountain, and this, in 

 conjunction with the apparent local influence of 

 the latter in developing a kink may be regarded 

 as indicating a comparatively low altitude for the 

 phenomenon. 

 24th, 3.00 Bright aurora. 

 4.00 Ditto. 

 15.00 Curtains extending from E. to W. over the zenith. 

 16.30 A strong blaze of light coming from the*E. of Mount 

 Erebus and shooting long vertical streamers up 

 into the sky. 

 17.30 1 ] A brilliant and remarkable curtain trending N.N.E. 

 18.15 j to the vicinity of Mount Erebus, then sweeping to 

 the E. almost at right angles and continuing in 

 an E. and W. direction over the Ross Sea. The 

 phenomena appeared to be situated at a low eleva- 

 tion. The luminescence travelled rapidly from E. 

 to W. 

 21.30 Auroral lights continued to illuminate the sky until 

 now. Then intervened a short period during which 

 there was a noticeable absence of aurora. 

 24.00 Aurora observed near the horizon from X. to E. 



