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irregular round figure, easily resolved into a cluster of small 

 stars, exceedingly compressed at the centre. The bright part 

 of the centre is occasioned by a group of stars of some consi- 

 derable magnitude when compared with those of the nebula. 

 I am inclined to think that this may be two clusters in the 

 same line ; the bright part is a little south of the centre of the 

 large nebula. 



No. 309. R. Asc. IQh 38"\ 0^ S. Pol. Dist. 3P iW. 



■/j Roboris Caroli, Bode. 

 Is a bright star of the 3d magnitude, surrounded by a mul- 

 titude of small stars, and pretty strong nebulosity ; very simi- 

 lar in its nature to that in Orion, but not so bright. The ne- 

 bulosity is pretty strongly marked ; that on the south side is 

 very unequal in brightness, and the different portions of the 

 nebulosity are completely detached, as represented in the figure. 

 There is much nebulosity in this place, and very much exten- 

 sive nebulosity throughout the Robur Caroli, which is also 

 very rich in small stars. 



No. 311. R. Asc. W 50^ 30^ S. Pol. Dist. 3P 1&. 

 A very faint pretty large nebula, about 6' or 8' diameter, 

 round figure, resolvable into very minute stars. Several stars 

 of some considerable magnitude appear scattered among the 

 minute stars of the nebula, but they are only the continuation 

 of a branch of small stars which run over the place where the 

 nebula is ; the stars in the nebula are very gradually, but not 

 much, compressed to the centre. 



No. 332. R. Asc. 10'^ 10™ Qk S. Pol. Dist. 33° 57'. 



A very faint ray of nebula, about 9! broad, and 6' or T long, 



joining two small stars at the south following extremity, which 



are very slightly involved, but their lustre is not diminished 



: from that of similar small stars in the field. The north ex- 



i tremity also joins a group of small stars, but they are not in- 



j volved. 



! No. 357. R. Asc. 14^ \5^. 0\ S. Pol. Dist. 36° IT. 

 A very extensive cluster of stars of mixed small magni- 

 tudes ; the stars appear to be either congregating together in 

 different parts of the cluster, or breaking up ; there are seve- 

 ] tal groups already formed, the whole cluster is composed of 



