12 BARNARD— PHOTOGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS [April 25, 



August 20. — With the naked eye the comet was a very graceful 

 and beautiful object. The tail could be faintly traced to about y 

 Geminorum. The nucleus was star-like and bright. 



August 21. — After the nearly full moon set, the sky was still 

 affected by moonlight when dawn began. At i^^ 30™ or 1^ 40°^ 

 the comet was bright. The nucleus was bright to the eye and was 

 perhaps of 2\ magnitude. The head was not as conspicuous as 

 y Geminorum — but not much inferior to it. 



August 22. — Full moon. The head and nucleus of the comet 

 were conspicuous in spite of the moonlight. The nucleus was about 

 2^ magnitude. The tail was noticeable or conspicuous for 3° or 4°. 

 In looking in its direction one would have been impressed with its 

 distinctness. 



August 24. — Nearly full moon. Sky clear. The comet was con- 

 spicuous. Even in the bright moonlight I could see the tail for 

 4° or 5°. 



August 2 J. — In clouds and haze. 



August ji. — Sky good and clear. Crescent moon. The comet 

 was fairly noticeable to the naked eye when its place was known. 

 Could feebly trace the tail for 4° or 5°. 



September 2. — It was conspicuous to the eye with a tail 4° or 5° 

 long even in the strong moonlight. The nucleus was about 2 or 2\ 

 magnitude. 



September 5. — The comet was very low but the head was bright. 

 The tail, though not bright, could be traced for 14° as drawn on a 

 star chart. It was long and straight and gradually faded out to the 

 end. The sky was fairly good, but as dawn came up some masses 

 of haze were visible in the east. It was estimated that, to the eye, 

 the head and nucleus were about third magnitude. Very slender 

 crescent moon near horizon. 



September 8. — To the naked eye the nucleus was as bright as 

 a first magnitude star. The tail could be traced 5° or 6° but 

 partly hidden by clouds. 



September 11. — The comet was very low. The nucleus was 

 fairly distinct to the naked eye, but there was only a suggestion of 

 a tail. It had faded very much since the eighth [due to its low 

 position?]. Sky lit with dawn. 



