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[[in blue]] (3 [[/in blue]] [[boxed]] 1861 Nov. 16 Sat [[/boxed]] [[boxed]] Ther +15[[degree symbol]] [[/boxed]] [[column 1]] Obs. (Lunar) h m s [[checkmark]] XII-08-20 [[checkmark]] 104[[degree symbol]] - 36[[feet symbol]] - 00[[inch symbol]] [[checkmark]] 11-35 [[checkmark]] 38-00 [[checkmark]] 14-07 [[checkmark]] 39-15 [[line]] [[line]] 3) 34-02 3) 113-15 [[line]] [[line]] XII-11-21 104-57-45 2 error -30 [[line]] [[?]]) 104-37-15 [[line]] Chro Fast 26-18 [[line]] G. Time X1-45-03 [[line across both columns]] ( The Star's Alt to be ) ( calculated ) { Moon & } Large ] [[moon symbol]] & * { Al [[?]] (a Aqio;oe[[guess]]) W. } Index Error Sex ] [[checkmark]] on 30[[feet symbol]] - 15[[inch symbol]] [[checkmark]] off 29-15 [[line]] 2) 1-00 [[line]] -30[[inch symbol]] [[boxed to left]] 107b } [[line } Compare O[[?]]. Rescue's XII-41-53.5 } G.H.'s XII-23-00 } [[line]] } R. fast as G.H = 18-53-5 } [[/boxed to left]] [[line with loops to indicate bottom or both columns]] [[/column 1]] [[column 2]] Alt. [[moon symbol]] Artificial Horizon [[checkmark]] 63[[degree symbol]] - 39[[feet symbol]] [[checkmark]] 64-21 [[checkmark]] 65-06 [[line]] 3) 193-06 [[line]] 64-22 + 2 [[line]] 2) 64-24 [[line]] 32-12 [[line]] [Capt Budington] Index Error = Quadrent [[checkmark]] on = 29[[feet symbol]] -00 [[checkmark]] off = 33-00 [[line]] 2) 4-00 [[line]] +2-00 [[/column 2]] [[strikethrough]] Obs. for Lat. ([[moon symbol]]'s Meridian) [[/strikethrough]] [[strikethrough]] W[[?]] [[/strikethrough]] ^[[Was]] intending to make Meridional Obs. of the [[moon symbol]] Had set the time pf passage thus, = Merid passage Greenwich Time passage at Merid. of vessel as represented by Rescue's Chro 16th) h 4 - m 10 - 2 18 [[Note: dotted and solid lines pointing to same entry below and to right]] Being engaged busily at working up obs allowed the proper time to pass & thus lost the opportunity. [[line]] [[to right]] h m 16th -11-15.2 17th 12-03.2 [[line]] 48 4 1/3 [[line]] 192 16 [[line]] 24) 208 (8.6 192 [[line]] 160 11-15.2 8.6 [[line]] +4 26-[[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] [[line]] 3-44 [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] 26-18 [[line]] 4-10-18 [[boxed]] Time of passage as Ref by R Chro [[/boxed]] [[/to right]] This A.M. a beautiful band ^[[of rainbow colors]] on the surface of the ice shooting out from ones position [[strikethrough]] wit [[/strikethrough]] while on the vessel at the right of the Sun while it was mounting the heavens. Distance from Sun 22[[degree symbol]]. For over an hour this pretty sight. From all appearance the air very clear & yet there must have been an evaporation going on to cause this phenomenon. At 12 Midnight, another fine sight - [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] the Moon encircled by several belts of rainbow colors. The diame^[[ter]] [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] of largest 8[[degree symbol]] (eight degrees). A very gauzy [[strikethrough]] t[[?]] [[/strikethrough]] cloud passing a little distance up ^[[from the Earth]] was the cause of this. Sharkey killed 9 partridges to-day. & Ebirnbing one rabbit - & other Innuits more or less of yesterdays & Rab^[[b]]its. Innuits have given a share of them to Capt B. So we shall have fresh game [[strikethrough]] for [[/strikethrough]] dinner to-morrow.