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14th, 11.0.0 I Aurora] shafts seen both N. and S. of Mount Erebus. 

 12.00 J The moonlight obscured all but the strongest 

 effects. Great eruption on Mount Erebus during 

 the day. 



tA.i ! Blizzard obscured view, 



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17th ' 12 Ooi Aurora in faint P atcnes to the N.E. 

 18th, 9.00 Auroral streamers on the N. horizon. 



12.45 A fairly strong nebula on the N. and S. flanks of 

 Mount Erebus ; also in the N.W. heavens. 



14.00 A faint band across the heavens in the N.W. ; this 

 crossed the zenith and extended to the S.E. 



14.10 The band had developed into a very definite and 

 brilliant curtain, though the moon about half-full. 

 The excitation came from the N.W. There was 

 a body-drift to the S. Dark partings (cleavages) 

 developed across the curtain, as described for the 

 evening of the 4th June. 



15.45 A little aurora observed in the N. 



18.00 No aurora. 



23.00 A small auroral curtain in the N., appearing to hang 

 somewhat W. of Cape Bird. 



23.30 Patches of auroral light were spread over the whole 

 eastern and southern heavens. To-day auroral 

 phenomena have been visible almost continuously 

 in some part or other of the sky, notwithstanding 

 the half moonlight. The displays have mostly been 

 in the direction of Cape Bird (N.N.E.). The pre- 

 valent patches resemble faint white clouds. 

 19th, 1.15 Aurora over Mount Erebus and in the zenith. 



12.00 Aurora reported. 



13.30 A remarkable auroral display appeared over the 

 highlands of Ross Island between Mount Erebus 

 and Hut Point. It was first observed as a closed 

 ellipse with the long axis trending almost N. and 

 S. Later the ellipse opened at the southern end,, 

 leaving a parabolic form. 



17.30 A strong curtain stretched over the highlands of Ross 

 Island from the N. to the S.E. ; it passed E. of 

 Mount Erebus. This was a curtain uniformly 

 luminous below and passing upwards into strongly 

 developed vertical streamers. It curved away 

 from the mountain in the vicinity of Mount 

 Erebus. Its disposition gave the impression of 

 low elevation. 



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19 00 1 ^"^ e aurora i s still strong in the same direction. 



19.30 Aurora faintly represented near the zenith to the N. 



bv E., also N. bv W. near the horizon N. of Cape 



Bird. 

 19.40 Four parallel auroral bands crossed the heavens near 



the zenith and the N. flank of Mount Erebus, 



trending in a N.E. by N. direction. 

 20.30 The last traces faded away to the N. of Cape Bird. 

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