and positions 0/4*58 double and triple stars y &c. 195 



No. DCLXIX. R. A. i^'^ 5" ; Decl. 15° 5'N. 



Nova ; 

 Double ; 10th and 13th, or 15th magnitudes. 



Passy; June 9, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 74° 30' nf 

 Distance = 6". 297 



7 0bs. Diff. = 6° 33' J Very doubtful. 

 5 Obs. Difr. = o .577) ^ 



These stars will bear neither illumination nor magnifying power. With 181 

 nothing could be obtained worth transcribing; and 157 was tried unsuccessfully. 

 The observations were made with 92, the lowest power I have ; and were attended 

 with such extreme difficulty, that I regard them as little else than approximations. 

 The stars on the meridian when observed, and the night unusually fine. 



Passy ; June 10, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



lOth and 15th magnitudes. 



Position = 710 46' nf I 7 Obs. I DifF. = 3° 15' ] Rxcessivelv difficult 

 Distance = s".8i7 | 5 Obs. | Diff. = o".6oi j Excessively ditticult. 



The stars are so extremely pale, that a higher power than 92 cannot be used : 

 the results are very suspicious : I have no confidence in their accuracy. The night 

 is remarkably favourable for difficult observations. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 73° S'nf; Distance 6". 057 ; Epoch 1825.44. 



No. DCLXX. R. A. 15^ 10™; Decl. 2«28'N. 

 5 Serpentis ; Struve, 480 ; III. 106. 

 Double ; 7th and 15th magnitudes. 



Passy ; June 9, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position =51° 17' nf 5 Obs. DifF. = 2° 3' ) Extremely difficult. 

 Distance = io".68o 5 Obs. DifF. = o".72i J Excessively difficult. 



Observed when on the meridian with a power of 92; with 181 and 157 I could 

 not see the small star, which bears so very feeble an illumination, that the accuracy 

 of the results is perhaps a little questionable. 



