234 REPORTS: FROM THE SECTIONS. 
T have frequently been struck when observing Sirius with the 
planet-like disc of the companion, and I find that on the 7th 
March, 1876, I have made this note :—‘ Small star appears as a 
hard clear disc outside the rays of the large star.” 
The following measures have all been taken by me with the 
large equatorial. 
Measures of the close companion (Clark’s) of Sirius, made with 
the 114in. equatorial, power 280. 
Date. Distance. Angle. Remarks. 
Mic. < 
28 Dec., 1875... 0°616 11°02 54° 6 | Fine night ; definition good. 
0°590 
0-624 11°19 55°14 
0°650 11°65 55° 5 
0°610 10°93 54°46 
DIGGERS cise sc 11°07 54°53 
February 17, 1876. Measures of Sirius with 11}, power 280. 
Date. Distance. Angle. Remarks. 
Mie. “ ° : 
17 Feb., 1876...| 0°644 11°55 54°10 Fine clear night after cloudy 
0°636 11°40 55°14 weather ; definition m 
0°652 11°69 0 
0°639 11°46 55°10 
11°37 55° 
0°643 11°53 54°40 
0 “62 54°35 
11°52 54°46 
March 7, 1876. Measures of Sirius, 114, power 200. 
Date. Distance. Angle. Remarks. 
Mie. 7] eee | 
7 March, 1876...) 0°556 9 55°40 | Light haze over the sky ; defi- 
0°571 10°23 54°54 nition good ; small star xa 
0°567 10°16 55°30 as a hard dise outsi 
0588 10 65° 5 
0°605 10°84 55°18 
0568 10°18 54°58 
10°31 55°14 
