198. Mr. Wottaston’s Afronomical Obfervations. 
Occultations of ftars by the moon: obfervad with the fame 
telefcope, and a power of 75 times, with the whole aper- 
ture of the object-glafs. i 
Apparent time. 
1775¢ ahae tee a 
$Aug. i. Dy Virginis 7 48 17 Both flars vifible when aclond covered 
e them, vy Ve 
7 49 20 A fhort break; only one ftar vifible. 
7 52 15 Another break; but before this the fe- 
cond ftar was immerged. 
8 48 58,5 Firftxem. good. 
8 49 6,5 Second xem. good. 
He ih liye 8 54 13 Im. good. 
Em. not till the moon was too low. 
é Dec. 12. ) Regulus 10 5 46 Em. very good, though the moon low. 
1770. 
© June 30. Ol adp ft 9 349 Im good; fome flying clouds, 
10 6 38 Em,3 perhaps fooner, 
1777+ 
} Aug. 23. D p» Ceti 10 41 17 Im.: themoonlow; night clear and ftill, 
Ti 32 10 Em. 
I Nov. 15. ) 1 ado Tauri Im. not feen; undulation too great. 
7 22 560 Em, pretty good. 
©Nov.16. ) Tauri 11 17 1,5Im. good. ( Thefe were obferved with a 
12 23 28 Em.good.4 power of 64 times, and an 
oblique {fpeculum. 
1783. 
@ May 16. ) =Scorpii 11 21 49 Im, ties clear and ftill; the obfer- 
12 31 49,5 Em. 
Ujul 10. ) = Scorpii Im, not feen for clouds. 
vations good, 
8 43 56 Em.; it might be 1” or 2” fooner; the 
moon’s edge ill defined. 
é Dec. 30. 2Pifcium 8 3.13 Im, darklimb, very good, 
g 8 30 Em. good. It could not be above 1” 
fooner, if that. Night very clear and 
fill; hard froit; therm, 13°3- 
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