and positions of 458 double and triple stars , &c. 
1 95 
No. DCLXIX. R. A. i5 h 5 m ; Decl. 15° 5' N. 
Nova ; 
Double ; 10 th and 13 th, or 15 th magnitudes. 
Passy ; June 9, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position = 74 0 30' n f 
Distance = 6".z97 
7 Obs. 
5 Obs. 
Diff! = o".577 } Very doubtful. 
These stars will bear neither illumination nor magnifying power. With 181 
nothing could be obtained worth transcribing; and 157 was tried unsuccessfully. 
The observations were made with 92, the lowest power I have ; and were attended 
with such extreme difficulty, that I regard them as little else than approximations. 
The stars on the meridian when observed, and the night unusually fine. 
Passy ; June 10, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
10th and 15th magnitudes. 
Diffi = 0° 601 } Excessivel y difficult. 
Position =71° 46^ n f 
Distance = 5".8 1 7 
7 Obs. 
5 Obs. 
The stars are so extremely pale, that a higher power than 92 cannot be used : 
the results are very suspicious : I have no confidence in their accuracy. The night 
is remarkably favourable for difficult observations. 
Mean Result. 
Position 73 0 8 fnf; Distance 6". 057 ; Epoch 1825.44. 
No. DCLXX. R. A. i 5 h io m ; Decl. 2 ° 28 / N. 
5 Serpentis ; Struve, 480 ; III. 106. 
Double ; 7 th and 15 th magnitudes. 
Passy; June 9, 1825; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position = 51° 17' nf s Obs. j Diff. = 2° 3' ) Extremely difficult. 
Distance — io f/ .68o 5 Obs. | Diff. ~ d\j2i \ Excessively difficult. 
Observed when on the meridian with a power of 92; with 181 and 157 I could 
not see the small star, which bears so very feeble an illumination, that the accuracy 
of the results is perhaps a little questionable. 
