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REPORT 1865. 



Date. 



Hour. 



1865 

 Apr. 30 



30 



30 



May 1 



h m 



45 a.m. 



Place of 

 Observation. 



Weston - super 

 Mare. 



Apparent Size. 



2 x Venus 



Colour. 



Yellow, red, 

 and green. 



Duration. 



5 seconds. 



Position, or 



Altitude and 



Azimuth. 



From R. A. 0°, M 

 Decl.58°,toR./l 

 315°, N. Dec 

 30°. Began pn 

 cisely at /3 Caj 

 siopeiae; well oil 

 served. 



a, 



1. First appearance. 



2. Appearance after first quarter of its course : a b, expanded diameter ; c, con- 

 tracted diameter. 



3. Appearance near the end of its course: de = 12', diameter of temporary 

 white envelope of the nucleus ; /, contracted diameter of the nucleus, green. 



1 5 a.m. 



1 30 a.m. 



9 40 p.m. 



10 30 p.m. 



10 31 p.m. 



16 a.m. 



11 5 p.m. 



Ibid, 



Ibid, 



Greenwich 



Ibid, 



Ibid, 



Hawkhurst 

 (Kent). 



Ibid 



== 1st mag.* 

 = 3rd mag.* 



= lst mag.* 



= 2nd mag.* 



= lst mag.* 



Yellow 



Blue 



Bluish white... 



Blue 



Bright blue .. 



White 



Orange red 



1 second 

 1 second 



^ second 



Less than 1 sec 



- 7 second ... 



0'7 second ... 

 4 - 5 seconds ... 



From R. A. 0°, N 

 Decl. 58°, to R. A 

 6°, N. Decl. 56°. 



From R. A. 20 c 

 N. Decl. 51°, t 1 

 R. A. 30°, Ni 

 Decl. 42°. 



From direction c| 

 a Ursae Majoris 

 disappeared nea 

 t Ursae Majoris. 



From the directio 

 of a Lyra; ; dis 

 appeared near 

 Cephei. 



From v Draconisi 

 disappeared afe\ 

 degrees above 

 Lyrae. 



om ^- y, w Cf 

 phei to / Cus 

 todis. 



From T Cephei to 

 point midwaybe 

 tween 23 and 3 

 Cygni. 



