The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-18

and appeared so strikingly MAJ -
up our fourth officer to wttnes. -,
spectacle. The Gegenschesn asr... -
/ as brighter path in the midst ~ y.
hand, with darker central ys,-.4s-
which was the darkest portion \, y.
sky in the track Of the heht ~, =.
Taurus 20 Sagittarius l. e. fro,r \.
eastern horizon to some "a aer,s.
above the western.
As a. might very dis,inc, fo,,,,..
cone fully equal to a third rnar,i,ss.
star, from the eastern horizon hs.va.
Procyon ana about 81 Aurigae. ~.
maintained contracted unsfev-
breadth Of i degrees to IL degrees (
the Galaxy in western horizon. n.
bright cone was OF uniform hriiNass-
throughout and crossed the Gahrs
which was not visible al all.
Beginning a series on Noveue>r n \.
cember ana ?, ISIS, Mr.. BABYLON reccrsx y
servaiions made on January ls ressv,,,
!. July /, 5, 4. s, s, I, S. August Asss
3, 10, II, Is, IL and Is. lSaa On rebrea,,a
to he was at Comox, Vancouver ,ss,t
on July 6-S nj Oahu. Hawaii. and In Aur,s
was approaching sydney, ~ s w, ua,,
been determined by others that Inc n,N
Is polarised and that IL is prohahv -
tiected sunlight. but the discussion a IA \,
real source has been made extremss dss
cult owing to a lack OF agreemen, a !.
its character among observers ysnsu.
observers have declared that the All, 4.
light does not lie in the exact line a M
ecliptic but the angle which Il forms a
tho plane of the ecliptic was no. aesssy
determlnahle from their observations n.
width of the light was also ief, IN a.
pute because OF the imperfect manssma
tons OF It. which have apparently formed
the basis of most Of the descriptions Pc
haps the most interesting OF the eone,e
sions which Mr.. BABYLON has reached a
the result OF his ten years Of ohseryaslns4
Is that the zodiacal light consists In fsaars
OF band of lisht Of uniform width ranalsf
around the earth. and that the comes
form which II assumes near the horizon
due 10 an atmospheric effect which 4 a.
tireiy soparahle from tho direct cause Il
the light itself. This band Of nsht q
declares. IS. according to his obsevaicns
OF uniform breadth of % degrees asa
is inclined TO the plane ~ the eciptir
an angie OF about degrees, crossing lhs
eciiptic right ascension Oh. reaching a
most northeriy eeclination Of IN dskfsa
in right ascension 6h. again crossing "a
ecliptic in right ascension iah. reaching 10
in right ascension ish. again crossing NJ
ecliptic In right ascension Oh.
Apparent Change in Asiai Lisa
As the position OF the observer cAaefh
to the north or south. the line Of The tsa
trail axis also appears TO change Az ~
observer moves TO the nofthwefd, ~
pears displaced to the norihward, aat q
he moves TO the southwark Il appears sa
placed 10 the southwark, changing ~ v
parent position | degree for each ehahst
Of about 10 degrees in the pasillen q ~
observer.
This displa Mr.. iiayt.nn v'l's
seems to be greatest al smsil e@iN
lions from the sun, as az the Base y ~
cones aud seems 70 decrease - We ~
CATION increases toward the apeAes q "
cones and Imposition, Besides this q
placement there is also another, essashE
due to the relative and absefptlfs Ex
critics Of the atmosphere wherray We ~
and lower portions Of the cones aie Iaf VA
atlIi farther 60 the nurthward IN nefsa ~
tudes and 70 the southwark 10 sea'a wv
tudoa"
He thinks there are also pfepaeJ ~
sonnhle changes In the angs Whha
UKht makes with the eelipilc. bal o -
he "a not certain. pf the uniform pfs~ss
az % depfees, which he assumes ths' i
leht has al around the cafiA ms W
ton visible from any one Joint y = H.
widest about 2 degrees. AZ ptsas 80
l05 degrees on either side OF ne ~
found the Hight 20 he hFlghtess, ana !" -
at this point that the apexes q w 49, ~
were always found % begin wass ~
were fully visible Beyond Rsn'
says "the light can stu y t'Aass ~ !,
faint with varying bfeahth, asfos, 80
the clcarncss 81 the atmafphe'e "a
degrees broad to an average brosa'A e
degreeN which is seldom seen 99es
= yond the zenith, right down 70 Ne 49, ~.
horizon az afternoon and 10 the ssHs7
horizon al morning Whereas ~ Z.
rapidly taper from an apparent 49,
o. say. ~ deEFcek VI the hef'feh I.
degrees nj their spexes psgaai 'ssa -
band snrera only 0f 2 degrees Y " ~. ~
anrusa the entire sky, ami ~ fas I.
come astR and ia followed ~ inc t@NN
the band assumes a conc Shape f@s -.
IN intensity. or over the eastern
the liGht spt,aars conH-elRisa' ~ -.
rises 70 the zenith q bocoines o. ~'
breadth"
Mr.. BABYLON noticed the tnsst q - ~.
which others have Observed y ~ =,
ai light az times. hgi conflaafs -.
vas result 70 atmaspaffif -
ile concludes. aiao. that she fps ~.
sufficiently 70 che zoaiaeai uAAi -
n vaihie during the fsit an4 ass 49,
nnd others have discovered thei - -.
/ itself produces rs similar Aga' y.
from tha4 90 the sun III HN3@
pareS three charts ~ the ag#afsn' ~
lions 81 the z0fiaeai iieht dpfinK - ~
aros in fsf which show the 49,.
changes that took place - ~ &c. !. !,
north 20 suuth and 10 sis9 -
chart 81 the Outlines ~ the zeaiaaA 80
az obtainol from his general opses . 80.
.nade im both north and ~9asa 49,
from Is degrees north 20 q 80 -
Z Ths chart Is shown n ,ha ae9aH'f~
table.
The earliest rcieaiiae iheerY e 49, -
far tAr rndlncai Eight - that y y ~
Who Thought GO wae f'ianiiFs 49,, -
atmrsg htfr ~ the sur. gAsRl- 49,. z 4
the light ~ composing ne stls' - sssp
aaf Iamil1ur ring enciftiieE ~ - y :.
iy in Gre plane of go eggA ief' "a. ~
..,.-...t.l ~ ~ flssr,,esfaHes % ~ ". "
Oh Tho sarsa principle an ihAt 49,, x
rr.t,s 49,. st-ar.f.4.a rance - - fst
AHfurn. Chaplain 70. Jones. y ~
States steam NsEate Mlssssfsse - y
made macy decorations ~ ~ q
apat, I'm the China ara isfAn - - y
concluded fhaf the ilgnf Bss ~
fha earth from nehai0ua FifK -. 4, ~
earth witch lay wiudn ne -. ~
rnr0r. while enc iates2 fneS'Y y ~
rsH.-ssa ltett comes from LES ~
aust sueunsa1 fa hg fhrawa ~ 5stsssrsy
-un b. ne Tremendous eei1Ass 80 80
ances. which q ia assumed ~ ..sss ~