90 



OPPOSITION OF MARS, 1851-52, 



Remai ks. 



A most unfavorable night throughout ; at no time was the planet either well defined or steady ; and, consequently, the measures are not satisfactory. 

 a Bad measures of both objects. d Best measures made to-night. 



e Fog and cloud ; star just visible ; entirely obscured at 



b Recorded Ih. 23m. 

 c Recorded Ih, 43m. 



meridian transit. 



h. m. s. 

 Mean S. F. .7 48 54.29 



h. m. in. s. 



Correction for chronometer at 7 49 . . . 1 25.20 



Results. 



m s. Rev. 



1 25.401 . 14.173 . 



Santiago sid. time S. F. 



= 4 36.23 



h. m. s. 

 7 47 29.09 



h. m. 

 A p at 7 49 . 0.23 



