^tS6 Mr Dunlop's Catalogue of Nebuloe and 



gular figure, partly resolvable into stars of mixt magnitudes. 

 The nebulous matter has several seats of attraction, or rather 

 it is a cluster of small nebulas with strong nebulosity common 

 to all. 



No. 198. R. Asc. Q^ 6"^ 9.T S. Pol. Dist. *^r m^. 

 A pretty strong ray of nebula following a small star ; but 

 the small star is not involved. The ray is about 2' long and 

 50" broad, with a bright point or nucleus near the preceding 

 extremity. 



No. 9.m. R. Asc. 11^ 40"^ 9^ S. Pol. Dist. 26° 8'. 

 A very small nebula, very bright immediately at the centre ; 

 the bright point is nearly equal in brightness to one of the mi- 

 nute stars north of the nebula. I do not think the bright 

 point is a star, but a very highly condensed nucleus, surround- 

 ed by a faint chevelure, not more than 10" diameter. Another 

 very minute nebula precedes this. 



No. 271. R. Asc. llh 11m 36^ S. Pol. Dist. 27°28'. 

 A rather bright nebula, about 9>y or 3' long and 1' broad, 

 in the form of a crescent, the convex side preceding ; no con- 

 densation of the nebulous matter towards any point. This is 

 easily resolvable into many stars of some considerable magni- 

 tude, arranged in pretty regular lines, with the nebula remain- 

 ing, which is also resolvable into extremely minute stars. This 

 is probably two clusters in the same line. ' 



No. 278. R. Asc. 16^ 19"^ T- S. Pol. Dist. 27° 18'. 

 A pretty well-defined small nebula, extending in the parallel 

 of the equator, rather a little south preceding, and north fol- 

 lowing, about \^' long, and 25" broad, with a star of the lltH 

 or 12th magnitude in the centre. The nebula is nearly equallj? 

 bright, and the star is in the centre. 



No. 289. R. Asc. IP 29"^ 20^ S. Pol. Dist. 29° 16' 

 A pretty large cluster of stars of mixt magnitudes, about' 

 10' diameter. The greater number of the stars are of a pale 

 white colour. There is a red star near the preceding side^ 

 another of the same size and colour near the following side; 

 another small red star near the centre ; and a yellow star near 

 the south following extremity, all in the cluster. 



No. 295. R. Asc. 18*^ 54™ 3'. S. Pol. Dist. 29° 45'. 

 A pretty large and very bright nebula, 5' or 6' diameter, 



