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PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY 



Suspected more fully an object which was too faint in the twilight 

 to be compared with other stars near by. The instrumeutal position 

 was, a = 11" 20"\5, S = +5°8'. 



Tried power 890 on it, but did not get much of a disk. Look at 

 this again. 



Nov. 12.7. — Swept (not so satisfactorily as yesterday) between 9° 

 and .S° 30'. Seeing not first rate. Used power 600. Faint nebula 

 (probably) as follows, at b : 



ob 9'.7. 

 be 5.3. 



cd 2' ± . 

 de2'±. 



Instrumental position, a 10'^ 43'".5 ; S +8° 58'. 

 10'^ 43'". 

 +8° 50'. 

 5-inch finder, thus : 



Examined again Nov. 13.7. Twilight pre- 

 vented my seeing b and d. Look at this 

 once more. 

 Examined again Dec. 2.7. b nebulous, but 

 now plainly not round. Outline oblong, 

 and jagged. It is a fixed object. 



Nov. 13.7. — Good morning's work. Swept according to plan, 

 from -|-8° 30' to -\-T°, only shortening the zones a little. An ob- 

 ject which may be only a faint nebulous star at c. 



Instrument a = 10^ 48"^ ; 8 = -\-8° 30'. 







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w 



ac = 2V 



ad ^=57* 



d is 



b is faint companion to c, about 2' distant, and p ^ 177\ 

 bright, and 1' south of c. 



Nov. 17.7. — Searched a short time for objects seen on the 12th 

 and 13th. Was bothered variously, and search was ineffectual. Try 

 again. Moonlicht seems to interfere some. I think the object seen 

 on the 13th is not now there. 



Nov. 20.7. — Searched for object seen on the 12th. Either it is 

 not now in the position then indicated, or (more likely) the full-moon 



