and positions 0/458 double and triple stars, &c. 271 
No. DCCLXXI. continued. 
Passy ; September 1, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
6th and 1 1th magnitudes. 
5 Obs! | Diffi = o".3 3 i° 2 j Excessively difficult. 
Stars very ill defined, and also unsteady ; results therefore deserving but little 
confidence ; indeed 1 feel so little satisfied with them, that even should they accord 
with the former observations, I would still prefer another series, taken under 
more favourable circumstances. On the meridian at the time of observation. 
Passy ; September 2, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
6th and 10th magnitudes. 
Diffi = o". 336 } Extremely difficult. 
Observed on the meridian; stars tolerably steady. 
Mean Result. 
Position 78° 2 o' sp (15 Obs.) ; Distance 3".227 ( 15 Obs.) ; 
Epoch 1825=67. 
Position = 78° 2' sp I 5 Obs. 
Distance = 3".o27 j 5 Obs. 
Position zz 7& 0 59 s p 
Distances 3".43i 
No. D CCLXXII. 
Decl. 2 0 51' N. 
R. A. 20 h 56” 
Nova ; 
Double ; 9th and 12th magnitudes. 
Passy ; August 20, 1 825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
c Obs! I Diffi = \ Excesively difficult. 
Position = 59 0 50' sf 
Distance = 3" >638 
The small star is pale blue, extremely faint, and scarcely bears the least illu- 
mination. The results are perhaps a little questionable. Observed when on the 
meridian ; night tolerably favourable. 
Passy ; August 21, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
9 th and 12th magnitudes. 
Position zz 59 0 12' s/| 5 Obs. I Diffi. —-2° 7' ) „ . . . 
Distance = |". 5 8 9 | 5 Obs. | Diffi zz o". 33 6 j Excessively difficult. 
A very slight illumination obliterates the small star. Observations made on the 
meridian. 
Mean Result. 
Position 59°3i' sf; Distance 3".6i3 ; Epoch 1825.64. 
