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light prevents my seeing it. Try again, after the moon is out of the 

 way — about Dec. 2. 



Nov. 30.7. — Began search for object seen on 13th. Using power 

 600, swept carefully from -\-S^ 40' to -\-8° 15' — zones about 3' wide 

 and 20™ long. Could find nothing at all nebulous, like what I saw on 

 the 13th. No moon present. I then tried power of 400, and at about 

 16^5 hit on very faint object a. It is not at all like a faint star; but 

 has a disk of nearly uniform illumination. So I compare it as follows, 

 with one star preceding, and two following : 



ab = 34'. 

 ac ■=. 17'. 

 cd = 14'. 



\a 10'^ 45 



' 45™ ) 



>• pain 



i° 3G' f * 



ted circles. 



Instrumental position , , ^ ^ 

 * ( 5 +8' 



The stars in the five-inch finder are these : 



Some daylight at 17''.7, but 

 could not then see a. Looked 

 also for object seen on Nov. 12, 

 but could not see it. 



Dec. 2.7. — Settled all doubt 

 about object seen on Nov. 12. 

 Searched with power 400 for ob- 

 ject seen on 13th, from -l-S*^ 50' 

 to +8 15. 

 Zones 20™ ± long. Could find 

 nothing. Either the object is not 

 now there, or it is much less eas- 

 ily recognizable than I supposed 

 when I recorded so few stars near it. Shall now go on with the regu- 

 lar search. 



Dec. 3.7. — Object h not like star, though I cannot see a disk well. 



a= 11'' 0™. 

 S = +7° 10'. 



ah = 36'. 5. a is north of h nl)out 1'. be = 4'. 



See Dec. 11.8. Also Dec. 12.7. 



