262 
E.. 8. Holden— Observations of Comet b, 1881 
26, 11° 
‘igure 4; June 2 
the head. The nucleus is not round and is eccentric in the envel 
The arrow shows the cet 
; June 
7, 13° m 
Figure 5; June 
Fi 
28, 10 
igure 6: ; June 29. ae 
till July 8. 
so" m. t.—I was absent from Madison 
Figure 7 
not scable. 
; July 8, 10" 35™ m. t.—Moonlight. 
The nucleus is 
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There is a dark narrow channel between the follow- 
8, 
ing side of the nucleus and the envelopes, as in the figure. 
Figure 8; July 11, 9" 30", 
ig ght. This 
eee 
. t.—Strong moonlight an id ~ 
cut gives baht. portions of the comet by w 
