432 MM. Mitcheil—Satellites of Saturn. 
at conjunction with the ring. Of the four satellites, Tethys is the 
brightest. 
1878, Oct. 16.—Titan was in sap ritnate with the edge of the 
a ing ring at 7° 38"; above the 
1878, Oct. 24. oo was seen potas from the ball of Saturn 
at 9° 16" 30%. 7° p.mM.—A very faint satellite was seen by 
glimpses, following, nearly in — with the ri 
1878, Oct. 25, 7 Pp. mM.—Titan and another satellite “supposed to 
be Rhea were sseatiys in sonjinetion Separated by 7". A very 
axeall satellite precedes the tip of the ring. 
1878, Oct. 25.—Tethys was in i rea with the edge of the 
following ring and below at 7" 37" P 
1878, Oct. 29.—Tethys was nearly “ conjunction with the pre- 
ceding - ring and above : at 7 P 
1878, Nov. 9.—At 82 18™ 3° Tit an was seen to emerge from the 
planet. It was wholly detached from the planet in twenty 
minutes. At 9" 25" Pp. M., a small satellite was seen, nearly at con- 
junction with the following rin 
1878, Nov. 13.—Six small bodies SS Saturn. Of these, 
Titan, Rhea, Tethys and Dione could be identified. At 7° 48™ 
p, M. the satellite supposed to be Rhea i is fst from the preced- 
ing ring 6”, Tethys.is distant 1", 
1878, Nov. 14—7" 30™p.m, A very small satellite follows 
Saturn, distant about 3”, 
187 8, Nov. 26.—Titan and a satellite supposed to be oe were 
asunder 6” 3’ at 7° 22™, If this satellite was Rhea, it was un- 
usually bright. Tethys and a — faint satellite precede ‘Satara, 
the latter is probably Encela 
1878, Nov. 29.—At 6° ro P.M. a small satellite preceded 
Saturn and three others followed. Of idions following, that which 
was nearest to Saturn could not be found at 9 p. m., and the second 
in di aa from Saturn had moved in; the latter was probably 
et 
187 3, Dec. 3.—Dione was in ye ova with the following 
edge and above the = at 7> 46™ 34° A's mall satellite 
was seen by glimpses, following at a dis ac nee war 6” rok the ring. 
1878, Dec. 6.—At 6" 25™ a small satellite followed Saturn 
distant 7” from the edge of the ring. This ——. could not be 
found at 7" 55™ although the seeing was much better. At 7* 55" 
a small satellite having the peculiar sparkle of Tethys, was seen a 
little beyond the following edge of the ring, and moving away 
from the ball. 
1878, Deo. 13.—Titan and three small satellites ee 
planet, "probably Rhea, bc and Dione. Of the th c, Tethys 
is the brightest at 6"57™. It moves away from the pall 
8* 57™ two of these satellites could not be se a with a power 
here Dec. 16.—9" 5" p.m. Tethys was weil up to _— 
with the Ting 5 moving toward the ball. Rhea was large 
ad Gall § in color. 
: Observatory o ot: Vanuat 
Longitude from Greenwich, wy 33°98, ; 
