114 OPPOSITION OP MARS, 1851-52, 



JANUARY A, 1H33- Continued. 



Remarkt. 



ITntil tbe local eclipse of the noon, although both objecu were burp and without tremor, their image* were dim. At no time during the eellpM 

 could a di.tinct shadow be ieen on the moon ; and iti color, varying in patchea at different timea aa though passing through penumbra: of different 

 dsnsities, wa> from thai of a light to a dark red copper. 



Mean 8. F. . . . Eight transits . 

 Mean N. P. . . . Eight transits . 



h. m. 



Correction for chronometer at 7 58 . 

 Correction for chronometer at 8 3 , 



Results. 



h. m. s. 



7 58 14.37 



8 9 9.27 



m. a. 



9 16.63 



9 16.64 



m. s. 



+ 9 41.957 . 

 + 3 39.990 . 



Rev. 

 3.537 

 -9.668 



1 8.94 

 53.00 



b. in. s. 



Santiago rid. time 8. F 75557.74 



Santiago sid. time N. P 80 49.63 



Interval . 4 44.89 



A P. F. limbs in A. R. reduced to arc 

 Variation of A. R. in 4m. 45s. . . 

 OjKrvedP.F. diameter . . . . 



I-. m. 

 A o at 7 55 



19.00 



3.51 



15.49 



0.07 



A N. 8. limbs micr. In rev 0.856= 16.94 



Variation of declination in 4m. 45l. . 1 .38 



Cotr. for diam of micr. win-a ... 8.90 



Observed N. S. diameter 13.36 



h. m. " 



A t at 7 69 0.04 



