The item was about the IIA astronomers detected an expanding disc or a shell of gas around the supernova 1987A in the large Magellanic cloud with a velocity of 650km per second.

This item was about a supernova, an awesome explosion of a star, which occurred 186,000 years ago, was sighted by scientists from kavalur observatory. It is significant in that this is the first time it is known to have occurred in the large magellanic cloud.

The notes contain tabulated values on equations of different stars. The stars are named Star I, star C, and Star J.

The item contains two data sheets related to R Andromedae, a Mira-type variable star in the constellation Andromeda. The observation was recorded in 1863.

The item was related to the observation of stars taken from 1874 to 1887. The observations are tabulated based on the name of the stars, date, and readings.

This fond includes instrumental corrections implemented from 1883 to 1887. Additionally, it features distinct outcomes of observations and average positions of stars during the years 1883 to 1887. Furthermore, the fond contains a distribution list of Madras astronomical publications.

This item was about the observations of thirty one variable stars observed by late N.R. Pogson. In this, he had described the different positions and observations with figured illustrations of variable stars.

The Book On the discovery of The Periodic Law and on relations among the atomic weights written by John Alexander Reina Newlands was published in 1884. It has 70 pages.

These Photographic slides contain some astronomical events like gaseous pillars, star birth clouds.

Results of observatios of the fixed stars made with the Madras meridian circle, Vol. IX - General Catalogue.Fixed stars