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2o'th, 1.30 Sky clouding over, hazy overhead. A fine auroral 

 beam, situated high up in the sky to the N. A 

 curtain aurora traversed the sky to the N.N.E., 

 passing behind a luminous-fringed, alto-stratus 

 cloud-bank nearer the horizon. 



4.00 A bright curtain aurora, stretching to the horizon at 

 each end ; trend, N.W. The curtain was, ap- 

 parently, the fringe to a hazy cirro-stratus cloud 

 which covered almost the whole sky. The direction 

 of the cloud was N.W. and S.E. The aurora was 

 parallel to the long axis and direction of the cloud. 

 The cloud Avas very tenuous, stars of the first 

 and second magnitude being distinctly visible 

 through it. The aurora gradually lifted towards 

 the zenith, as though eating away the edge of the 

 cloud; meanwhile, both kept the same relative 

 positions in regard to direction. The phenomenon 

 might be likened to a fringed tablecloth being 

 gathered up into a roll Avit'h the fringed side kept 

 parallel to the rolled portion. Thus the aurora 

 ■moved across the entire sky, reaching the zenith 

 at 4.30 a.m. 

 4.30 Aurora sinking down in the same parallel line to the 

 E. The sky practically cloudless after the passage 

 of the aurora. 

 5.00 .Sky becoming overcast from the N. No aurora. 

 7.00 Spicules of snow falling. First-magnitude stars only 

 visible between the zenith and 50° above the 

 horizon. No aurora. 

 8.00 Sky completely overcast and snow falling. During 

 the day the zenith occasionaly cleared to some 

 extent, but no aurora seen. 

 27th, 6.00 Weather thick. Sky clearing somewhat in the zenith 

 and an auroral gloAv reported on a cloud-edge to 

 the N. of Mount Erebus, about 25° above the 

 horizon. Weather conditions much clearer during 

 the afternoon and later in the evening ; the 

 atmosphere becoming hazy. 



18.15 A faint auroral gloAv with traces of streamers on the 

 edge of a cloud between N. and N.N.E. 



21.30 An auroral nebulous arc in the N. by E. Also an 

 auroral arc seen through the haze to the S. 



22.15 An auroral fringe around the upper part of an alto- 

 stratus cloud enveloping- the summit of Mount 

 Erebus. 



23.20 Alto-stratus above Mount Erebus still, but glow not 

 so marked. 



24.00 Same cloud capping Mount Erebus and shoAving an 

 auroral gloAv at its N. extremity. Also in the 

 S.E. above a bank of stratus cloud there was a 

 distinct luminous auroral gloAv. 

 28th, 1.00 The auroral gloAv still persisted on the stratus cloud 

 to the S.E. 

 2.00 There was a rather dense stratus cloud to the E.S.E. 

 extending upwards for 12°-14° and horizontally 

 for about 20°. An aurora in the form of a faint 

 luminous gloAv extended for 4° or 5° of are above 

 the top of this stratus cloud. 



