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8th, 24.00 A well-defined curtain extended across the heavens 

 just E. of the zenith from the N. almost to the S. 

 horizon; trend definitely N. and S. ; the N. vnd 

 the brightest. Viewed from below it appeared 

 nebulous, streamers not being perceptible; in the 

 zenith it slowly broadened out till its base covered 

 80° of arc. It showed the cross-cleavage noted in 

 the case of several previously ; drift was almost 

 imperceptible, if any it was to the N. 

 9th, 00.30 Two well-defined curtains crossed the sky in a N. 

 and S. direction E. of the zenith. The nearer one 

 was elevated about 45° above the horizon, and ex- 

 tended through a horizontal arc of about 90° 

 (appearing to hang over Boss Island); the second 

 curtain was at a lower elevation. A small frag- 

 ment of a further curtain,- apparently parallel to 

 the two previous, was visible 25° up from the 

 N.W. horizon. 

 1.00 Streamers scattered irregularly in that area of the 

 •southern sky extending from the zenith to 35° 

 above the horizon; these soon faded. During the 

 later morning clouds became prominent. Just 

 before noon an alto-stratus band in the zenith 

 presented in detail the appearance of an auroral 

 band. The sky became more obscured in the after- 

 noon, and a blizzard commenced in the evening. 



10th. Blizzard conditions. As the blizzard cleared brightly 



luminous edges appeared on some of the clouds; 

 this luminosity Avas undoubtedly owing to the 

 moon, which is itself not visible. 



11th. Sky clear during the morning, but no aurora visible; 



clouded and hazy in the evening. 



12th. Overcast, so that records of aurora not possible. 



13th. Sky clearer in early morning, overcast later in the 



day. 



14th. Overcast. 



loth. Thick weather. 



10th. Weather clearing. 



lo.OO A faint auroral band trending in an approximately 

 X. and S. direction across the zenith. Moon was 

 low down near the S.E. horizon ; the sky was 

 slightly veiled by a thin cirrus haze : cirro-stratus 

 i iouds well developed in the southern sky. 

 17.00 For a period of some five minutes a bright auroral 

 light appeared as a knot in the zenith, from which 

 short tongues diverged, the principal of which 

 trended to the S.W. 

 21.00 A long auroral arc faintly visible crossing the zenith 

 in an E. and W. direction parallel to well- 

 developed cirro-stratus clouds trending in the 

 same direction. At this time the moon was well 

 up and the largest stars only were visible. 



17th, 2.15 An obscure curtain trending in a S.E. direction 

 through a horizontal arc of about 40° to the E. 

 of the zenith some 45° above the horizon; this 

 display waxed and waned and altered form some- 

 what. Evidence observed suggested it to be at a 

 higher elevation than the Noah's arc cirro-stratus 



