2 68 Mr. South’s observations of the apparent distances 
No. DCCLXVIIL R. A. 2o h 44“ ; Decl. 6° 40' N. 
Struve, 699 ; P. XX. 355- 
Double ; 8 ± and 9th magnitudes ; and do not bear so good 
an illumination, as their apparent magnitudes would induce 
one to expect. 
Blackman-street ; July 15, 1824 ; Five-feet Equatorial. 
Position = 54 a 45 ' sf 5 Obs. j DifF. — o° 25' ^ 
Distance — 4o".73 1 5 Obs. j DifF. =: o".537 j .... 
Observed when one hour east of the meridian. 
Same date and Instrument. 
8th and 8f magnitudes. 
Position =54° 43' sf 5 Obs. DifF. =2 i° 14' } 
Distance 4o".466 5 Obs. DifF. — j * ' 
Observed when 10 minutes east of the meridian, and was re-measured this evening 
inadvertently. 
Mean Result. 
Position 54° 44 ' sf ; Distance 4o".598 ; Epoch 1824.54. 
No. DCCLXIX. 
Double 
R. A. 2o h 5o m ; Decl. 15 0 47' N. 
Nova ; 
8th and 8y magnitudes. 
Passy ; August 9, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position rr 14 0 8' sp 
Distance — 14". 5 28 
5 Obs. 
5 Obs. 
°u ^ ] Rather difficult. 
Dift. = o .240) 
Stars extremely unsteady. Night very unfavourable. A star of the 8th magnitude, 
at some distance in the field, s f. 
Passy ; August 10, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
8| and 9th magnitudes. 
Position = 1 3° 51' S P 5 °bs. I DifF rz i° 10O y difficult 
Distance = 1 5". 1 98 5 Obs. | DifF. = o". 1 68 ] V er ^ dimcult - 
Small star very faint. Night is become so hazy, that the observations are necessa- 
rily concluded ; not a cloud visible. 
