386 Mr, South's observations of the apparent distances 



No. DCCXCIII. continued. 



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



9th and 9| magnitudes. 



Position = 41° 48' np I c Obs. I DifF. z= i® 20' ^ ,, ,.«: ,^ 

 Distance = l".S79 I S Obs. | DifF. = o". 120 \ ^^^ ^^^^"^'- 



• ifi^d I Night hazy ; stars on the meridian, but unsteady. 



Passy ; October 11, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



9th and 9J magnitudes. 



;( Position = 42" 14' «p I c Obs. | DifF. = 2° 2' ) ,, . , ..^ . 

 Distance = z\s^^ I 5 Obs. | DifF. = o".i68 j Excessively difficult. 



Both stars are bluish, and bear scarcely any illumination. Night foggy. 



Mean Result. 



Position 41° 40' np {is Obs.) ; Epoch 1825.70 ; 



Distance s". 580 (10 Obs.); Epoch 1825.73. 



No. DCCXCIV. R. A. 21^ 31™ ; Decl. 35° 35' N. 



Nova ; 

 Double ; 9th and 12th, or 15th magnitudes. 



Passy ; September 2, 1825 ; Seven -feet Equatorial. 



Position = 71° 51' sf\ c Obs. I DifF. = 3° 15' ) r, • , j-n: 1 

 Distance = %",i\g | 5 Obs. | DifF. = o".673 J Excessively difficult. 



The small star is so extremely faint, that it cannot be seen without great atten- 

 tion ; the observations are perhaps a little inaccurate ; but the ^ight is very fine, 

 and the stars are very steady. 



Position = 72® 15' «/| 5 Obs. 

 Distance =: 8". 206 | 5 Obs. 



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

 9\ and 12th, or 1 3th magnitudes. 



Diff! = i".683 \ Excessively difficult. 

 The small star is only visible by glimpses. Results of suspicious accuracy. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 72° s' sf; Distance 8^172 ; Epoch 1825.68. 



