268 Mr, South' s observations of the apparent distances 



No. DCCLXVIII. R. A. 20^ 44" ; Decl. 6« 40' N. 



Struve, 6q9 ; P. XX. 2^S6' 

 Double ; 8^ and 9th magnitudes ; and do not bear so good 

 an illumination, as their apparent magnitudes would induce 

 one to expect. 



Blackman-street ; July 15, 1824 ; Five-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 54«» 45' */ 5 Obs. 1 DifF. = 0° 25' ) 



Distance = 4o".73i 5 Obs. j Diff. = o".537 3 • • • • 



Observed when one hour east of the meridian. 



Same date and Instrument. 



8th and 8| magnitudes. 



Position =: 54° 43' sf I 5 Obs. 

 Distance zz 4o".466 | 5 Obs. 



DifF. = 1° 14' ) 

 DifF. z= o".727 5 



Observed when 10 minutes east of the meridian, and vi^as re^measured this evening 



inadvertently. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 54** 44' sf; Distance 4o".598 ; Epoch 1824.54. 



No. DCCLXIX. R. A. 20^ 50- ; Decl. 15° 47' N. 



Nova ; 

 Double ; 8th and 8^ magnitudes. 



Passy ; August 9, 1825 ; Seven»feet Equatorial. 



Position = 140 8' sj s Obs. Diff. = 0° 46' \ R.^^er difficult. 



Distance = 14".528 



5 Obs. 



DifF. = o".24o5 



Stars extremely unsteady. Night very unfavourable. A star of the 8th magnitude, 

 at some distance in the field, sf. 



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



8^ and 9th magnitudes. 



Position -iz" S^' sp 5 Obs. I DifF = 1° 10'^ y difficult 

 Distance = 1 5". 1 98 5 Obs. | DifF. = o". 1 68 5 ^ ^^ uimcuit. 



Small star very faint. Night is become so hazy, that the observations are necessa- 

 rily concluded : not a cloud visible. 



