266 Mr. South' s observations of the apparent distances 



No. DCCLXV. R. A. 20^ 40™ ; Decl. ss"" 60' N. 



X Cygni ; Struve, 696', VI. 32. 



Double ; 5th and 12th magnitudes. 



Passy ; September 27, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 14° 4' «/ I c Obs. I DifF. = o° 35' | ,. _ ,.«. .^ 

 Distance = l'^e".^^^ \ 5 Obs. | DifF. = o-'.el^ \ ^^^ '^^^^^l*' 



Small star bears but a very feeble illumination. Night fine. 



Passy ; November 9, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 

 5 th and 12 th magnitudes. 



The small star is blue, and bears only the slightest illumination; i^ hour west of 

 the meridian when observed. 



Passy ; August 31, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



5 th and 11th, or 12th magnitudes. 



Position = 14° 53' sf \ c Obs. I Diff. = 0° 56' ^ „ ^ , ,.«. ,^ 



Distance = 1' z^^sH I 5 Obs. | DifF. = o".529 \ ^^''^^^^y difficult. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 14° 29' 5/(15 Obs.) ; Distance 1' 25".59o (15 Obs.); 



Epoch 1825.08. 



The angle remains within i** 47' what it was in 1781. (H.) 



No. DCCLXVI. R. A. 20^ 42"^ ; Decl. 5^ 46^ N. 



Nova; 

 Double ; 9th and 9^ magnitudes. 



1 Passy; August 9, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position r= 69° z^ np \ 5 Obs. Diff. := 2° o' } ■p..«. , 

 Distance = 3*.794 | 5 Obs. Diff. = ©".529 ^ ^'"^^"*^- 

 Night hazy ; the stars frequently are very indistinct. 



Passy ; August 12, 1285 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



9 th and i)^ magnitudes 



Position = 69° 38' np 

 Distance =: 4". 202 



5 Obs. Diff. = 1° 30' ) ,. ,.n;^ u 

 5 Obs. Diff. = o".288 \ ^^'y ^'^^''^^- 



Observed on the meridian ; stars unsteady. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 69* 31' np ; Distance 3^.998 ; Epoch 1825.61. 



