and positions 0/4,58 douhle and triple stars, &c, 269 



No. DCCLXIX. continued. 



Fa^yj August 12, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial, 



8^ and 9th magnitudes. 



Position = 14° 7'sp I 5 Obs. I DiiF. = 1° 7' ^ ^ difficult 

 Distance = I5".234 | 5 Obs. | DifF. = o".siz S very.mmcult. 



The small star is light blue, and does not bear a very good illumination. Observed 

 on the meridian, but the stars are very unsteady. . 



Mean Result. 

 Position 14* 2' 5/) (15 Obs.) ; Distance i4".987 (15 Obs.); 



Epoch 1825.61. 



No. D CCLXX. R. A. 20^ 53°' ; Decl. 49° 4>6f N. 



280 (Bode) Cygni ; Struve, 703 ; I. 97- 



Double ; 9th and 95- magnitudes ; small star light blue. 



Passy ; August 14, 1825 ; Seven feet Equatorial. 



Position = 58° 9' w/l 5 Obs. I DifF. = 2° 43' | ^ . , j-« t* 

 Distance = i"j6 "^ | 5 Obs. | DifF. = C.^i; [ Extremely difficult. 



Observed with 181. The night is hazy, and the stars will not bear a higher power. 



Passy; August 16, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



8th and 9 th magnitudes. 



Position = 60° 13' nf\ c Obs. I DifF. = 3° 11' ) rj^^^^^^UrAi(G^„u 

 Distance = 2".366 "^ \ 5 Obs. | DifF. = o".36o j Extremely difficult. 



Stars very steady, but will not bear a deeper power than 181. 



Passy; September 1, 1825 ; Seven-feet EquatoriaL 



8^ and Qth magnitudes. 



Position = 52° 36' nf I 5 Obs. 1 DifF. = 2° 48' ^ gxcessivelv difficult 

 Distance= 2".743 \ 5 Obs. | DifF. = o".432 > Excessively dimcult. 



Stars very unsteady, and ill defined ; I cannot use a higher power than 181, which 

 is inadequate to separate the stars from each other, so much as I could wish. 



Passy ; September 5, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



8J and 9th magnitudes. 



Position = 53° 2'nfs Obs. I DifF. = 2° 43' 7 Rvcessivelv difficult 

 Distance = 2".594 | 5 Obs. | DifF. = o".i68 J ^excessively dimcult. 



Stars ill defined, and very unsteady. Night hazy. Observed with 181: a deeper 

 power was tried, but without success. 



