ON the Emission of NGC 1068

The Balmer lines and the forbidden lines of oxygen and nitrogen have been observed in the spectrum of NGC 1068 with an image isocon at 4 A and 1.3 A resolutions. The sets of lines are not symmetrical and their averaged profiles are not Gaussian, possibly due to slight wings on the lines. Ha and Hfl have a higher redshift than the forbidden lines, on the order of 100 km s '. The profile of the Ha- [N ii] line fluctuated over the three months of observation, a change apparently due to a change in line width as well as relative strengths. At the highest resolution, there are indications of cloud structure within the nucleus, as seen by others. Subject headings: galactic nuclei - galaxies, individual - line profiles - Seyfert galaxies