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C. H. F. Peters 
1864 Dec. 22. Clear, but not very steady; wind W., blowing hard. 
May 30. Fine and clear; wind strong, W. 
25. Clear, but S. wind gives very bad images. 
31. Hazy, but images clear and well defined; steady. 
27. Hazy and many clouds, with S. wind. 
June 1. Clear, and pretty steady. 
31. Suddenly cleared up after snowstorm, distinct and 
2. Smoky sky; spots, however, distinct. 
pretty calm. 
4. Clear and fine images, notwithstanding clouds and wind. 
1865 Jan. 2. Clear, between clouds of haze. 
7. Clear and fine. 
8. Clear. 
8. Clear and steady, somewhat blurred. 
11. Clear and steady. 
11. Clear and fine between the clouds. 
12. Clear and steady, undulating at the close. 
12. Clear. 
16. Clear and sharp; telescope sometimes trembling from 
14. Clear. 
strong W. wind. 
17. Very fine and clear. 
18. Clear and fine. 
23. Clear and fine. 
20. Beautiful sky; clear, sharp, and steady. 
27. Clear. 
24. Clear between clouds with heavy W. wind sometimes 
28. Clear and fine; wind W., rather strong. 
shaking the telescope. 
29. Clear. 
25. Clear with many clouds and strong W. wind. 
30. Clear with many clouds. 
27. Haze rather thick; images calm. 
July 2. Clear; undulations; strong W. wind. 
Feb. 2. Clear with fresh W. wind. 
5. Fine and clear; the strong W. wind annoying. 
12. Very hazy. 
8. Clear with many clouds; limbs undulating. 
13. Clear and fine. 
9. Clear, undulations with W. wind. 
15. Very hazy. 
10. A little hazy; blurring images. 
17. Clear; blurring. 
11. Fine and clear; sometimes clouds. 
18. Hazy, though images well defined; strong W. wind. 
17. Clear and fine between clouds. 
21. Sky quite clear; the spots and limbs swimming and 
18. Little hazy. 
undulating. 1 
21. Clear. 
24. Perfectly clear; blurring. 
23. Clear and fine. 
27. Quite clear; limbs a little undulating 
27. Fine and clear. 
Mar. 5. Calm and pretty clear; a little hazy. 
29. Clear with many clouds. 
6. Clear, though very much blurring. 
30. Clear; limbs a little undulating. 
10. Storm from the W. shaking the telescope; clouds and 
Aug. 4. Clear. 
snowdrift. 
8. Clear. 
11. Clear and steady. 
9. Clear and calm. 
12. Clear and cold. 
12. Clear. 
14. Steady, but rather hazy. 
14. Clear; blurring images. 
16. Clear with clouds; strong S. wind. 
16. Hazy with clouds. 
17. Images well defined though observed through clear gaps 
18. Clear. 
between many clouds; strong W. wind. 
19. Clear and distinct. 
19. Clear, neat, and well defined images. 
20. Clear. 
21. Hazy, calm; limbs a little undulating. 
24. Clear with many clouds; strong W. wind. 
23. Clear; images well defined; wind from west rather 
26. Clear and rather fine. 
strong. 
27. Clear, between many clouds. 
27. Clear and fine. 
Sept. 6. Clear and fine. 
28. Clear and fine, though limbs undulating 
7. Hazy, calm and steady. 
Apr. 1. Clear between clouds; strong W. wind. 
10. Many clouds; strong S. W. wind. 
2. Very clear and sharply defined limbs; strong N. W. 
12. Fine and clear. 
wind. 
14. Clear with many clouds. 
9. Clear; blurring. 
15. Clear. 
13. Very clear between clouds; strong W. wind. 
17. Many clouds; very clear between them. 
17. Clear but extremely blurring images. 
19. Clear and fine between clouds. 
19. Clear, a little hazy. 
22. Very clear; little undulations. 
24. Very clear with clouds and strong W. wind. 
24. Clear with wind and clouds. 
26. Clear between clouds; strong S. wind. 
25. Very clear after rain; strong W. wind. 
27. Clear in the beginning, then becoming suddenly over- 
27. Very calm and quite serene; images blurring with S. E. 
cast so that only two sets in R. A. and only part of 
wind. 
the declination were obtained. 
29. Very fine, clear and steady. 
30. Clear. 
Oct. 1. Very clear and fine between the clouds. 
May 2. Clear sky with clouds; calm. 
3. Clear between many clouds. 
3. Clear, many clouds with rather strong wind. 
6. Very clear, with clouds; strong W. wind. 
5. Hazy; thin clouds; wind E. 
9. Clear. 
7. Clear between clouds. 
11. Very fine and steady. 
12. Clear; sometimes strong undulations. 
13. Clear, but strong undulations. 
13. Clear; not without undulations. 
16. Very many clouds; strong N. W. wind. 
15. Clear. 
17. Clear; a little haze; calm. 
17. Hazy; pretty steady. 
19. Very many clouds; clear between them; images steady. 
21. Clear with clouds. 
Nov. 11. Very hazy; limbs and spots not very distinct. 
23. Many clouds, clear between. 
13. Steady images, but sky very thick. 
26. Clear and fine. 
15. Very thick haze; later the sky better, though still hazy. 
