160 W. R. Dawes on the Telescopic Appearances of Saturn. 
3. The obscure semi-transparent Ring ©, has been very well 
seen on several occasions ; and I have noticed reat remarkable 
ted 
about it except the occasional variations of its tint in different — 
rts. ; 
Respecting this I have recorded as atone — 
“ 1854, Sept. 26. The dark me is plainly seen, and appears 
to-night of the same tint at both ansee. Its semi-transparency 1s _ 
very obvious across the ball, the me of which can at times be 
i distinctly traced down to the inner edge of ring B.” 
The dark ring is remarkably clear: the following 
end is ruddier than the preceding. 4 
“ 1855, Jan. 10. The ring C is wonderfully well seen in gen- 
eral: rather ruddy on the preceding side, slate-colored on the fol- 
lowing side. ‘The ball is seen plainly, though faintly, through ite 
The southern boundary of the broad dark belt, which is imme- 
diately south of the equator, is not uniform, or parallel to its 
northern edge. Tho belt therefore, varies in breadth in different 
parts, and ig at present (135 45™ G. M. T. ) broadest near the east- 
ern edge of the ball. There is a very narrow light line seen in- 
terruptedly crossing the belt from east to west, a little south of 
its middle. ‘The rest of the southern hemisphere is nearly uni- 
form in color, except that round the south pole is a belt o rather 
darker tint, and at about 40° of — latitude there is a very uar- 
ate belt less dark than the polar one.” 
“Dec. 7. The annexed — i ‘Cin sie journal) ‘shows the 
form of the shadow of the ball on the ring B. It does not ex- 
tend to the ring Aat all; but think a sites small mie (2+) 
of the southern edge we ‘the ball is projected upon 
“Dec. 16, 124 30°+G. M. T. The sonth pole, or rather the 
most southerly part as the ball, is very dark,—much darker than 
_ the ring A, and [ think rather darker than the broad belt near the 
“equator. This renders the contrast with the small visible por- 
tions of its shadow less evident. I feel pretty sure that the south- 
ern edge of the ball encroaches a trifle on the ring A, There are 
ho distinct and well defined belts on the ball now. 
“1855, Jan. 10, 99+ G. M. T. The whole = the southern 
hemisphere of the ball is ruddy, and the parts near the ih oon 
‘and at Hee — edge are the darkest. Examined v very care 
and en- 
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