ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS, 
23 
APPENDIX A—Continued. 
ISLETA, October 29, 1853—Continued. 
Object observed. 
Time of observat’n 
by chronometer. 
Observed double 
altitude. 
h . 
771 . 
5. 
o 
„ 
o Lyra;. 
8 
54 
07. 5 
123 
39 
00 
8 
54 
53.4 
123 
21 
00 
8 
55 
36.5 
123 
04 
00 
8 
56 
20. 6 
122 
47 
00 
8 
56 
59.5 
122 
31 
00 
Polaris. 
8 
59 
46. 4 
71 
10 
00 
9 
00 
24. 5 
71 
10 
15 
9 
01 
01.4 
71 
11 
10 
9 
01 
37. 5 
71 
11 
40 
9 
02 
23.7 
71 
12 
20 
Index error — 2'. Barometer 25. 522 in. Thermome¬ 
ter 50°. 
SEXTANT No. 2.—SIDEREAL CHRONOMETER 
No. 10, BY GLOVER. 
CAMP. No. 61, (south side of Isleta) —November 9, 1853. 
Saturn. 
a Lyras. 
1 
45 
51. 1 
54 
15 
10 
1 
47 
05. 6 
54 
42 
40 
1 
48 
18. 1 
55 
12 
20 
1 
49 
30. 9 
55 
45 
20 
1 
50 
37. 1 
56 
09 
40 
1 
53 
55. 9 
67 
40 
50 
1 
55 
11. 2 
67 
12 
30 
1 
56 
18. 5 
66 
45 
00 
1 
57 
23. 1 
66 
19 
55 
1 
58 
26. 9 
65 
54 
40 
Index error ■— 11' 50". Barometer 25. 348 in. Ther¬ 
mometer 39°.9. 
CAMP No. G2, (Rio Puerco ) —November 10, 1853. 
Index error - 
mometer 22°.5. 
13'. Barometer 24.838 in. Thcr- 
CAMP. No. 63, (Rio Rita) —November 11, 1853. 
Object observed. 
Polaris.. 
7 
57 
19. 2 
71 
20 
50 
8 
03 
40. 2 
71 
17 
00 
8 
05 
44. 5 
71 
16 
20 
8 
07 
16. 6 
71 
15 
00 
Sirius__ 
8 
10 
42. 0 
73 
10 
00 
8 
12 
20. 9 
73 
23 
00 
8 
13 
47. 8 
73 
33 
30 
8 
14 
56.0 
73 
43 
00 
8 
15 
44.4 
73 
48 
40 
Saturn.... 
8 
20 
20. 5 
117 
49 
30 
8 
22 
36. 6 
117 
01 
30 
8 
23 
48.4 
116 
33 
00 
8 
25 
17. 2 
115 
59 
30 
a Lyras, 
Aldabaran. .. 
Fouralhaut.. 
Polaris . 
Time of observat’n 
by chronometer 
Observed double 
altitude. 
m. 
s. 
o 
» 
36 
16. 0 
52 
56 
40 
38 
30. 6 
52 
06 
50 
39 
21. 5 
51 
51 
10 
40 
47. 1 
51 
20 
40 
41 
48. 6 
50 
59 
20 
49 
13. 6 
62 
04 
50 
50 
01. 7 
62 
24 
30 
50 
47. 6 
62 
38 
50 
51 
18. 5 
62 
55 
40 
52 
48. 6 
63 
34 
00 
55 
47. 0 
42 
33 
40 
56 
57. 6 
42 
22 
10 
57 
52. 1 
42 
14 
20 
26 
17. 1 
73 
13 
40 
27 
27. 2 
73 
13 
20 
28 
16. 9 
73 
13 
00 
29 
16. 4 
73 
12 
50 
30 
06.8 
73 
12 
30 
31 
03. 5 
73 
12 
10 
Index error — 12' 30”. 
mometer 34°.5. 
Barometer 24. 6 in. Ther- 
CAMP No. 64, (near Covera)—. November 14, 1853. 
o Lyras 
Saturn , 
Polaris 
a Lyras_m. 
25 
26 
27 
27 
28 
29 
29.4 
42. 9 
06. 5 
46. 1 
35. 5 
10. 6 
46 51. 2 
47 52. 1 
1 48 46.0 
1 49 11.4 
1 50 01.2 
34 
35 
38 
40 
41 
42 
43 
12. 1 
25. 9 
42. 5 
55. 5 
34. 6 
14. 6 
10. 2 
53 07. 0 
54 20. 9 
1 55 53. 9 
1 
1 
57 38.0 
58 06.8 
1 58 34.2 
102 46 30 
102 20 10 
102 09 00 
101 55 20 
101 37 30 
101 24 10 
53 45 50 
54 11 50 
54 32 40 
54 43 50 
55 04 00 
72 55 00 
72 55 30 
72 56 10 
72 57 00 
72 57 40 
72 57 50 
72 58 20 
68 55 00 
68 26 30 
67 50 00 
67 13 10 
67 04 30 
66 52 40 
Index error—13'. Barometer 24.051 in. Tlier. 49°.3. 
