Mr. Wotraston’s Afronomical Obfervations, 197 
Franfit of Mercury over the fun’s difk ¢ Nov. 12, 1782: ob- 
ferved with the fame telefcope, and a power of 75 times. 
The aperture reduced to two inches. 
Apparent time. 
h. / 4/ 
251 49 Firft impreffion obferved. It could not be 2” fooner. 
“2°54 57 Vhread of light completed; but feen through 
clouds. ‘The planet feemed to hang on the fun’s 
limb 30’ at leatt. 
4 6 o Through a break in the clouds, of fhort duration, 
8 feemed to have quitted the fun; but indeed 
the clouds. were very unfavourable the whole 
time. 
Occultation of Saturn by the moon, % February 18, 1775: 
obferved with the fame telefcope; and, I believe, the fame 
power, with the whole aperture of the object-glafs 3,6 
inches; but, I perceive, I have not fet down thefe parti 
culars. 
9, § 39 Prec. anfa of the ring-im. 
9 6. 9g Prec. limb of the planetim. 
Subfequent limb not fet down.. 
g 6 48 Subfequent anfa im. 
The moon low at thefe immerfions, and much un- 
dulation. The emerfions loft by looking at.a 
wrong part of the moon’s difk, except 
10 «61 «67 Subfequent anfa emerges. 
Night very clear; but the obfervation on the whole 
imperfeét, 
Occultations 
