26o Mr. SouTH*s observations of the apparent distances 



' No. DCCLVI. continued. 



Passy ; September 1, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 

 6th and 15 th magnitudes. 

 Position = 48° 58' n/> I 5 Obs. | DifF. = 1° 17'. Excessively difficult. 

 Observed with 157 ; the small star was not visible with i8i ; measures of distance 



impracticable. 



Mean Result. 

 (Rejecting the angles observed September 27, 1824,) 

 Position 49° 1' np (10 Obs.) ; Epoch 1825.^ ; 

 Distance 55'', 791 (6 Obs.) ; Epoch 1825.20. 



No. DCCLVII. R. A. 20^ 26'" ; Decl. 27" 31' N. 



Nova ; 

 Double; 9^ and 11th magnitudes; small, bluish. 



Passy ; August 17, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 32° 2' n« I s Obs. I DifF. = 3° 31' | „ • ^ a-o: ^. 

 Distance = i".? 10 | 5 Obs. | Diff. = o".432 \ Excessively difficult. 



The small star scarcely bears any illumination. Observed on the meridian. Night 



very fine ; stars steady. 



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

 9th and 11 th magnitudes. 



^^S.W 1 S SbS: I ES:= 1".!^;} Excessively difficult. 



The small star, which is light blue, bears but the most scanty illumination. Night 

 tolerably favourable for delicate observations. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 31° ss' np ; Distance 4".468 ; Epoch 1 825.63. 



