136 British Antarctic Expedition. 
after having been away for two months. The 
remarkable fact is that he was fat on his return. 
Probably he had drifted out to sea by the pack when 
the ice broke during a gale, and at the edge of the 
pack-ice further north had lived in luxury on penguin’s 
flesh, until he was able to return over the frozen 
surf, | 
June 23rd, 1899.—Total eclipse of the тооп com- 
menced at 10.58. It was fine and clear. We were 
all watching it through the big telescope, and Mr. 
Bernacchi made a careful observation. 
Remarks :—It was impossible to distinguish the 
entrance of the moon into the penumbra on account of 
the mist. So misty was it that at the beginning of 
the eclipse, only Jupiter and its stars, and Centauri, 
were visible through it. The disc of the moon, how- 
ever, was fairly sharp when seen through the telescope. 
The crater and rays of Tycho, and craters Copernicus 
and Kepler, were visible on its surface. As the moon 
entered into the shadow the east limit was totally 
obscured, not being visible through the telescope. As 
the eclipse advanced the small stars of the constella- 
tions Saggita and Crux shone forth through the mist. 
Total occultation lasted nearly 13 hours. During this 
time there was absolutely no geographical detail 
observable on the lunar surface, and at no time was 
the whole of the disc visible. It was not possible to 
observe occultation of stars, as it was too misty. 
During the first half period of totality the western 
limit was of dull red colour, and the eastern quite 
invisible. During the latter half it was the reverse, 
the east limb being illuminated and the west 
hidden, | 
