244 Mr. South' s observations of the apparent distances 



No. DCCXXXIV. R. A. 20^ 2" ; Decl. 16° 16^ N. 



Struve, 659 ; II. 70. 



Double ; 8th and 11th, or 12th magnitudes. 



Passy ; August 20, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position =740 41' n/l c Obs. DifF. = i° 52' ) ^^ . , ,.«. ,^ 

 Distance=6".682 "^ | 5 Obs. DifF.=o".36oP^^"^^^^^y ^'^^"^^- 



Night very favourable ; but the small star will scarcely bear any illumination. 



Passy ; August 21, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



8th and 1 1 th magnitudes. 



Position =76° 7' nf 5 Obs. DifF.= o° 20' 1 K„cessivelv difficult 

 Distance=6".S28 5 Obs. DifF. = o".48i \ Excessively diflicult. 



The small star, which is light blue, under a very slight illumination becomes 



invisible. 



Mean Result. 



Position 75° ^4f nf'. Distance 6*.6o5 ; Epoch 1825.64. 



There is no evidence of a change of position in this star. 

 Its position in 1783 was 72° 57' w/. Its distance, estimated 

 at 2 diameters between the discs, may correspond to a central 

 distance of about 4, 5, or 6 seconds, according to the atmo- 

 spheric or other circumstances at the time of observation. (H.) 



No. DCCXXXV. R. A. 2o»> 2- ; Decl. o" 40' S. 



Struve, 661 ; P. XX. 11, 12; V. 136. 



Double ; 7^ and 8th magnitudes. 



Blackman-street ; July 11, 1824 ; Five-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 68° 7' «;? 5 Obs. j DifF. = 1° 40' \ 



Distance = 54". 362 5 Obs. | DifF. = o".9i3 5 • • . • 



Passy ; November 3, 1824 ; Seven -feet Equatorial. 



7 J and 8th magnitudes. 



Position = 6^° 33' *p I 5 Obs. I DifF. =: 1° 26' ) 



Distance = 54^768 | 5 Obs. | DifF. = i".443 5 • • v • 



