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21st, 2.15 A fragment of a curtain in the X.W. Two long cur- 

 tains, extending from the N, horizon to just past 

 the Cape Royds, situated some -1-3° up in the E., 

 and trending about X.N.W. In the X. these 

 latter curtains entered an extensive luminous area 

 that extended over a clouded zone. 



3.00 1 Abundant streamers, apparently portions of cur- 



3.30 J tains, situated in tlie S.E. sky. A glow still 

 persisted from Mount Erebus to the X. 



5.40) Scattered streamers hung in the X.E. and S. sky. 



COO J Usually more than one streamer in curtain-like 

 relation. 



8.00 Faint detached auroral streamers outlining a curtain 

 more or less X. and S., situated some 30° up in 

 the S.E. 



8.20 Same as last observation. The daylight now suffi- 

 ciently strong in the X. to make these streamers 

 scarcely discernible. Faint detached streamer- 

 curtains were a feature of last night. They 

 showed very little horizontal movement, and, 

 though faint, remained remarkably permanent, as 

 if in key with the calm surface atmospheric 

 conditions prevailing. 

 22.1-5 A streamer in the X. sky, about 25° up. 

 22.30 Aurora absent. 



23. -50 A succession of faint streamers outlining a curtain 

 trending X.E. by X., visible 2-5° up in the E.S.E. 

 Similar to the case of the previous evening. 

 22nd, 00.30 A faint streamer 30° above the horizon to the S. 



1.00 A streamer in the X. 



2.0O1 



4. no; 

 o.oo ) 



A succession of faint curtains similar to those or last 

 evening. 



During the day and until midnight no aurora was 

 seen, though the sky clear. 

 23rd, 00.30 An auroral glow on a cloud over Mount Erebus. 



1.30 As noted at 00.30. Xo further display until the 

 following evening. 

 20.30 A curtain composed of very faint streamers, extend- 

 ing in a general E. and W. direction from the 

 E. horizon to a location 3-5° up in the S. 

 20.15 A curtain crossed the zenith and extended some 

 distance to the W. This trended E.X.E., and was 

 kinked to the N., where it passed Mount Erebus. 

 A streamer over Mount Erebus. The curtain 

 reported at 20.30 had now moved to the X. 

 22.30 Two streamers seen in the X. 



23.15 A fragment of a faint curtain seen in the S.S.W., 

 trending to the S.S.W. A streamer 20° up in the 

 X.X.E. and another in the E.S.E. 

 24.00 A curtain of the faint streamer type trending X. 

 and S. across the zenith. 

 24th, 00.30 The aurora continued. 



3.20 A contorted curtain to the E.X.E., near the X. flank 



of Mount Erebus. 

 '6.00 A curtain in the X'., trending E. and W. 

 20.30 Streamers in the E.S.E. 

 20.35 Streamers X. and S. of Mount Erebus. 



