ðə nˈaɪnmˈæn ɡɹˈuːp spˈɛnt nˌɪɹli tˈuː jˈɪɹz mˌeɪkɪŋ ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃənz ʌvðə bɹˈaɪɾɪstmˈæɡnɪtˌuːd stˈɑːɹz ɪnðə sˈʌðɚn hˈɛmɪsfˌɪɹ, wɪð ɹˈɑːskoʊ mˌeɪkɪŋ tˈɛlᵻskˌoʊp ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃənz ænd mɛɹˈɪdiənsˈɜːkəl ɹˈiːdɪŋz.
The nine-man group spent nearly two years making observations of the brightest-magnitude stars in the southern hemisphere, with Roscoe making telescope observations and meridian-circle readings.