III. Friday, August 17th, and Saturday, August 18th. A total eclipse of the Sun, invisible in the United States.

Beginning of the general eclipse, Aug. 17th, 10h. 10.0m. A. [mean time at Washington Observatory], in latitude 14° 8′ S. and longitude 45° 13′ E. of Greenwich.

Beginning of the central and total eclipse, Aug. 17th, 11h. 19.8m. A., in latitude 32° 22' S. and longitude 32° 23′ E. of Greenwich.

Central eclipse at noon, Aug. 18th, 0h. 51.5m. M., in latitude 36° 8' S. and longitude 91° 0' E. of Greenwich.

End of the central and total eclipse, Aug. 18th, 1h. 44.3m. M., in latitude 58° 42′ S. and longitude 145° 21′ E. of Greenwich.

End of the general eclipse, August 18th, 2h. 56.1m. M., in latitude 41° 13' S. and longitude 138° 6' E. of Greenwich.

The central line passes over the points on the earth's surface, whose positions are

This eclipse will be visible in the southern part of Africa and the greater portion of New Holland, and in the Indian Ocean.

IV. Sunday, September 2. A partial eclipse of the Moon, invisible in the United States.

Angle of the first point of contact from Moon's north point, 31o E.

Angle of the last point of contact from Moon's north point, 64o W.

OCCULTATIONS.

Elements for facilitating the Calculation of Occultations which may be visible in the United States, in 1849.

Apr. 67 m

638 mx

1049

15 B. A. C. 6658

3.4 5 4 3 M. 12 12 12.39 0 10 11.3 N. 30 17 S. 70 N. 5 S.

22 44 43.51 8 22 53.2

24 8 30 AN

3.4 8 33 22 A.
5 7 18 49

3.4 8 51 59 A.11 42 51.15 2 36 45.9 N.37 28 S. 84 N. 3 N. 13 58 45.98 8 35 29.7 S.36 17 78 2

6 557 50

May 7

n

Magnitude.

Washington Observatory, Mean Time of ap. conj. in R. A. of Moon and Star.

h. m. S.

h. m. S.

Star

Apparent
Declination of South of
Star.
Moon.

Limiting
Parallels

between

which the

Occult. is visible.

4.5 6 55 24 A.15 35 37.4215 11 13.6 8.52 15 S.75N. 23 N.

8 B. A. C. 5579 511 22 55 16 32 57.79 17 26 36.0

12d

18 Saturn

34 44

66

2

55 24 0 M. 19 8 49.20 19 12 48.9

44 18

6 56 39

0 21 28.91 0 2 26.9

3 9 N.32

38 S.

Washington
Observatory,
Mean time of
ap. conj. in R.
A. of Moon

and Star.

h. m. s.

At the time of Conjunction.

Apparent

R. A. of
Moon and
Star.

h. m. S.

Limiting

Parallels between

which the

Occult. is

visible.

6 - 4429 A. 4 “15 2015 1 81 N. 39 2 s. 86N.IN.

671 8

5.6 0 3 37 M.

6018

6628

4.5

0 59 59

20 5.60 15 31 53.0

42 55

6a8

1 3 56 30

27 18.47 16 12 4.4

20 39

6111 8

611 28 11 A.

7115 8

12 Jupiter

13 Venus

22d 1

5

26

5 15 39.55 17 14 17.5 5.6 0 34 16 M. 18 24.33 17 49 35.2 11 52 8 A. 10 59 35.86 7 30 16.9 6 10 25 M. 11 13 9.65 6 23 29.3 8 39 15 A. 19 8 49.47 19 12 47.3 5 6 17 45 22 22 41.55 11 26 37.4

28 Saturn

10 38 34

0 12 36.71 1 29 17.0

1 13 N. 34

3.4 5 24 40 M. 4 11 15.85 15 15 32.5 N. 44 12 S. 90N. 15 N.
6 7 56 39 A. 7 52 10.40 17 42 52.3
4 3 0 20 M. 12 34 1.68 0 37 20.3
510 5 44 A.23 50 59.06 4 23 21.6

24 29H

511 36 51

26v H

510 4 33

1 33 37.75 4 43 30.1 N.35 25 77

28 B. A. C. 845

4 1 37 23 M.

2 36 50.64 9 28 35.3

50 8

28 f 8

29 75 8

29018

2942 8

8

10

15

5 S.

30 N.

1 S.

36 33

37 31

15

35 N.

36 S.

1

16 S.

11 N.

4 S.

1

15 N.

27

3 S.

20 N.

26

ECLIPSES OF THE SATELLITES OF JUPITER IN 1849, Visible in the United States, Mean Time, Washington Observatory.