Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyPriestly and Weale, 1858 |
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... inches , focal length 29 inches , and diameter of the field of view 115 ' . 66 Aug. 23. Bright , but no trace of a tail ; the sky clear , but the moon nearly at full . 66 " Aug. 27. Condensed nucleus . Aug. 30. Tail to north . Sept. 7 ...
... inches , focal length 29 inches , and diameter of the field of view 115 ' . 66 Aug. 23. Bright , but no trace of a tail ; the sky clear , but the moon nearly at full . 66 " Aug. 27. Condensed nucleus . Aug. 30. Tail to north . Sept. 7 ...
Page 19
... inches aperture and power 35 , with a field of 76 ' . The tail was about twice the diameter of the field in length , or 2 degrees . The tail seemed narrower in proportion than in the 20 - foot , but that might arise from the small ...
... inches aperture and power 35 , with a field of 76 ' . The tail was about twice the diameter of the field in length , or 2 degrees . The tail seemed narrower in proportion than in the 20 - foot , but that might arise from the small ...
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... inches aperture , and a power of about 30 , the comet being unable to be seen with the fixed telescope owing to trees . All the other observations were made with the 7 - foot equatoreal , 5 inches aperture , and power 117 . Oct. 1 , 7 ...
... inches aperture , and a power of about 30 , the comet being unable to be seen with the fixed telescope owing to trees . All the other observations were made with the 7 - foot equatoreal , 5 inches aperture , and power 117 . Oct. 1 , 7 ...
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... inches . " 7 42 43 30'4 60'0 57 ° 5 Dubhe Arcturus 25 00 8 I 30 30'5 640 56.5 Dubhe Arcturus 30 2 35 29 24 35 30 56 45 27 40 Dubhe 33 34 27 8 40 28 30'3 63.0 61.0 Arcturus 24 O Dubhe 37 230 29 7 12 43 29'9 650 63.5 Vega 65 49 15 Oct. I ...
... inches . " 7 42 43 30'4 60'0 57 ° 5 Dubhe Arcturus 25 00 8 I 30 30'5 640 56.5 Dubhe Arcturus 30 2 35 29 24 35 30 56 45 27 40 Dubhe 33 34 27 8 40 28 30'3 63.0 61.0 Arcturus 24 O Dubhe 37 230 29 7 12 43 29'9 650 63.5 Vega 65 49 15 Oct. I ...
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... inch celestial globe , of the appearance presented by the comet at the Cranford Ob- servatory on the evening of the 5th ... inches aperture , and his remarks are offered under an impression that the wea- ther was not generally favourable ...
... inch celestial globe , of the appearance presented by the comet at the Cranford Ob- servatory on the evening of the 5th ... inches aperture , and his remarks are offered under an impression that the wea- ther was not generally favourable ...
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Adams Admiral Smyth angle Apparent N.P.D. Apparent R.A. h m appearance April Arcturus Astronomer Royal axis bright calculated Captain Carrington Catalogue centre coefficient comparison computed correction crater dark determined diameter direction disk distance Donati's Comet eclipse edge elements envelope ephemeris epoch equations equatoreal error exhibited Geminus Greenwich instrument Jupiter l'éclipse l'équation l'on latitude length light longitude luminous lunar Lune magnitude Mean Solar measures Memoirs meridian Minor Planets mirror Monthly Notices moon moon's limb mouvement Nautical Almanac nearly Norman Pogson nucleus object-glass obtained occultation October orbit paper perihelion phenomena polar position present Prof Professor proper motions rays réfractions remarkable right ascensions ring Royal Observatory Saturn séculaire seen Sept Sheepshanks side Society solar spots standard stars sun's surface T. W. Webb tail telescope theory tion Variable Star visible volume