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AND BROOKS (NO. 1), 1886, AT WINDSOR, N.5.W. 2 
Resulting Places of Barnard’s Comet, 1886. 
2} Concluded Apparent Parallax | Reductions of |4 
ie) ee. E|_ Places of Comet. | Factors. | Star Places. 2 
Date, | Mean 5 | “i 
nt ae la NP.D.|§| RA. | N.P.D. tag. Bog. R.A. po. E 
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1886. | h. m.s. mos |’ ” hom. 5, |° 
May 31 | 6 26 47 |+ 2 32-28 '— 0 39°0 | : 4 Bd 55:20:18 12 36.5 e714! 971241— 
4 81 | 6 26 47 |—3 0-82 |+ 14 47-7 | 3] 4 54 545 gu8 12 12 30-0) 87814) 977124 — 
June 3 | 6 29 1|— 3 23-85 |—18 38°8 | 4! 5 32 1208122 22 56-0| 8-8172 
yy 10 | 7 56 83 |+ 1 5836/4210 50 | 8) we... | eee ee $8863] 9-6501|— 
eg ea ee eer eee been eee 8°8882) 96598) — 
3) 11 | 7 20 58 |+ 8 25°96 '+ 0 19°8 | 8) 6 55 3-00135 19 33-0] 8-8970| 9°5401|— 
3 IL | 7 20 58 |— 0 48-95 |+15 1°7 | 8| 6 55 270.135 19 32-2] $-8970| 9°5401|— 
3, 13 | 6 38 26 |— 0 26°67 |+15 53°3 |10| 7 11 1°95,186 55 12-3) 8-802] 9-3063/— 
» 13 | 7 22 26 |+ 0 11-12 /+ 1269/5) ...... Coa ea 8°9086| 9°5002|— 
o> 13 | 7 22 26 |— 2 55°55 |+ 8 30°7 | 5) 7 11 16°68,136 56 30-7} 8-9086 9°5002)— 
» 27 | 9 18 96 |+ 6 52°15 |—17 5:7 | 3 8 30 7-66142 9 10-6 8-9362| 9°7297|— 
»» 27 | 9 18 26 |+ 6 19°51 |—10 368 | 3) 8 30 7611142 9 19-4] 8-9362) 9°7207|— 
3» 29 | 7 54 11 |+ 0 47-95 |— 0 59°8 | 2) 8 37 48°91|142 30 23-4] 8-9596, 9-4694|— 
July 1 | 7 54 54 |+ 8 29°61 |+ 10 44°5 8 45 11°54:142 50 7-4) 89631) 9-4704|— 
o 7 54 54 /+ 9°90 |+ 13 93 8 45 11 — 50 89 1 9°4704| — 
Resulting Places of Brooks’ Comet (No. 1), 1886. 
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| %| Concluded Apparent | Parallax | Reductions of |# 
a Windsor | ~ Comet —Star. 2) Places of Comet. Factors. Star Places, s 
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July 3 32 41 |— 0 17°38 '— 13 2°0| 6 8 8 18°95] 98 17 5671 s 7389 46|— O°08|\+ 11°6 
5S rot ee ras Te 20 SL kegs OP emees sii re i 0°06)+ 11°55 
re SE SP see See 1 01 Pep Seca rad ps O05|+ 117 
seis kf 5 56 = a fee 8S ae Ge Pe ee S7 74 096)+ O°08)+ 11°5 
#5 oe 55 56 |— 3 46°98 |— 2 53°1)| 3] 8 58 0-79 100 1B 41° 4 piers or 008 + 0°09/+ 11°5 
Pea § 55 56 |\— 4 13°12 |+ 11 38-4} 3)-8 58 0°54/100 13 3571 wb bones eee + 009)+ 11°55 
i 55 56 |— 5 21°24 |— 4 22) 318 58 2-84iy - 87°9) 8°7433 096)+ O6°09/+ 11°5 
» 12 566 17 |\+ 0 O15 i+ 6 43 10) 9 3 24-23/100 23 44°3) 8 7431 ; bees + 0091+ 114 
wee: 8 44 29 |+ 0 43°03 hs 14 33°7 10) 9 8°7365, 9°6933/+ 0°23)+ 10°6 
44 43° 601 0 57°9 
Remarks on the Observations of Fabry’s Comet. 
1886. 
May 2.—Comet blurred in consequence of its proximity to the 
horizon 
3.—Nucleus small and starlike; good observations. 
4.—Nucleus still small, but not so bright. 
6.—Comet well seen without a telescope: tail=4° or 5°. 
Comparisons rather difficult towards the close. 
7.—In consequence of the low magnifying power of the 
square bar eye-piece the nucleus was distinct in a red ae: 
8, 10, sie and 12.—Nucleus small and well seen ; good obser- 
vatio 
13. sere still visible in moonlight to the unassisted eye. 
The nucleus was not so small, but was pretty well observed. 
During the 10th comparison, 10h. 49m. sidereal time, the 
—_ dei had been directly approaching a star of the 
