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its right ascension 23° degrees, in fifteen days; the sua 

 havin'>: passe*^'. over 15° of right ascension in the same time, 

 and made 5° of southern clechnation. 



Get. 1:2, it was seen, notwithstanding the strong moon- 

 ]io-ht, m the neck of the Serpent, making nearly an equi- , 

 lateral triangle with Alpha of the Northern Crown" and 

 Beta Herculis. Tlie nucleus appeared still pretty bright j 

 but the shor* tail uas much weakened by the force of so 

 much moon light. In this last interval, it seems to have 

 moved about 10 or 12° more northerly, and towards the 

 east. 



Observations made on the Comet in tlie Neighbour hood of 

 Gosport, Hants: — From different observations and calcula- 

 tions, it appears evident that the comet passed the equator 

 on the 27th of September, about one o'clock P.M., with 

 218° right ascension; since which the following observa- 

 tions have been made to determine its place and daily mo- 

 tion : 



Oct. 2d, at 7 P. M. Right Ascen. 224° Dec. 4° N. 



6th, at 7 P. M. - - - 228 Dec. 7° 3(/ N- 



14th,at7P.M. - - - 23 7 Dec. 15° 00' N. 



In four days it passed over 5° 40', and in the last eight 



days 10° 30' in the arc of a great circle. The weather has 



in general been cloudy, with fogs, since its first appearance. 



To Mr. Tilloch. 



-TT, The Manor House, Haves, Middlesex, 



*^ » October L'4, I'SOT. 



I send you a few observations on the present comet, which 

 may be inserted in your valuable Magazine, if you think 

 them worthy a place. 



I first saw it on Saturday evening, the 26ih of September, 

 when it nearly equalled Arcturus in brightness. This led 

 me to hope I might sec it in the day-lime with my equatorial 

 instrument ; and, atter some .\ttention, I readily discerned it 

 at eleven in the morning, but it was by no means so distinct 

 as Arcturus. The nucleus having gradually diminished, I 

 cannot now sec it till the sun is set. It had passed its peri- 

 helion 



