APPENDIX NO. VIII. 
395 
No. Yin. 
Observations for Longitude of Rensselaer Harbor . 
RECORD OF OBSERVATIONS OF MOON-CULMINATIONS AND MOON- 
CULMINATING STARS. 
Transit-Instrument. Observatory, Fern Rock. —A. Sontag, Observer. 
November 2S, 1S53. 
Circle West, Pocket-Chronometer. 
Object Observed. 
Wire I. 
II. 
III. 
IV. 
V. 
Mean. 
h. m. b. 
in. b. 
m. »- 
tn. a. 
h. tn. 
a. 
h. ra, s. 
<r ii. s. p. 
6 40 1(5-0 
49 37*( 
50 1*5 
50 24*C 
50 
45*5 
6 50 1*00 
/i Geiniuorum, S. P.... 
7 5 39*5 
6 1*5 
6 23*<J 
6 44-5 
7 
0*5 
7 6 23*00 
c “ S. P.... 
26 2-4*0 
26 45*5 
27 7*0 
27 29-5 
27 
51*5 
27 7-50 
After these observations changes azimuth anil inclination. 
Polaris, 11. 
14 16 44*0 
2 39*0 
49 21*0 
36 50*0 
13 22 
55*0 
13 49 29*80 
77 Ursa) Major, S. P.... 
32 12*0 
32 41*5 
33 42*5 
34 
15*0 
14 33 12*70 
a Arietis. 
50 26*5 
50 5-0 
49 44*0 
49 23*0 
49 44*00 
a Boiitis, S. P. 
59 19-0 
59 39-0 
0 0*5 
0 21*0 
0 
42-5 
15 0 0*40 
y Coti . 
15 27 14*0 
26 54*0 
20 34*5 
26 14-5 
25 54*0 
26 34*20 
Circle East. 
/? Ursao Min. S. P. rofl. 
45 17'0|44 1*5 
|42 47-0|41 3l-5| 40 14*01 
42 46*00! 
Approximate azimuth, 
—92s.; 
inclination, + 5.6s. c = 
0 . 
November 21. 
Circle East. 
m. a. 
h. 
m. a. 
51 Ccphis, S. P. 11. ... 
7 0 0-0 
16 42*5 
9 13*5 
2 45-0 
7 
9 35*33 
Lyra? . 
23 3-0 
23 29-0 
23 53-5 
24 14*5 
24 37-5 
23 51-50 
£ Aqailre...... 
37 14*5 
37 34*5 
37 54*0 
38 16*0 
38 37-0 
37 55*20 
<5 Geiniuorum, S. P... 
51 32*5 
51 12*0 
50 50*0 
50 29*5 
50 7*0 
50 60-20 
<5 Aquibe . 
56 41*5 
57 2*0 
57 10*5 
57 43*0 
58 2*5 
57 21*70 
y Cancris, <1 + S. P... 
9 14 44*0 
14 24*0 
14 2-5 
13 42*5 
9 14 3-00 
<1 IL S. P . 
20 1-0 
19 15*0 
13 52*5 
IS 28-5 
19 14*83 
1 Ursa) Major, S. P.... 
29 35-0 
29 6*5 
23 37*0 
23 7-5 
27 35*0 
28 36*20 
5 Cygni . 
44 46*5 
45 9-0 
45 30*5 
45 53*5 
40 17-0 
45 31*30 
a Cephia, R . 
52 49*0 
53 30*0 
54 13*5 
54 55*0 
55 38-5 
54 13*20 
A Leon is, S. P . 
10 3 11*0 
2 50*5 
2 28*5 
2 7-0 
1 44*0 
10 
2 28*20 
November 23. 
Circle East. 
rj Draconis, R. 
4 53 44-0 54 27-0 
55 6-5 
55 50*0 
56 32-5 
4 55 8*00 
a Tauri. S. P. 
5 1 11*0 
0 51-0 
0 29*5 
0 9*0 
59 47-0 
5 
0 29*50 
a Auriga), S. P. 
40 1*0 
39 33*0 
39 4-5 
33 35*0 
33 6*5 
39 4*40 
y Draconis, R. 
6 24 56*5 
25 31*0 
26 2-0 
26 33*0 
27 7*0 
6 26 1*90 
a Lyra). 
7 3 12*5 
3 39*0 
4 4*0 
4 30*0 
4 56*0 
7 
4 4*30 m . 
/3 “ . 
15 2*0 
15 25*0 
15 47*0 
16 12*0 
16 35*0 
15 48*20+1 
£ Aqnilre . 
30 16*5 
30 36*5 
30 57*0 
31 17*0 
31 37*5 
30 56*90 : 
A Gcininorum, S. P.... 
44 40*0 
44 21*0 
43 59*0 
43 36*0 
13 14*5 
43 58*10 | 
a Leonis, <1 ^. 
22 29 44*5 
30 4*0 
30 25*5 
30 45*0 
31 5*5 
22 30 21*90 
y Leonis, <1 #. 
40 56-0 
41 16*0 
41 37-0 
41 59-0 
42 23*0 
41 38-20 
CII. 
23 18 25*0 
18 45-0 
19 7-0 
19 29*0 1 19 49-5 
23 19 7G0 ! 
