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ab =2V.7. = 11^38". 



be =5'. 8 = +3° oO'. 



ad = S'. X = object in centre of field of finder. 



be = 2' (p = 2l0°±). (Power 400.) 



Search of this morning ends with this parallel. 



1878, Feb. 11.7. — Object b fixed. Instead of 

 " large and nebulous," I should novr record 

 small, quite condensed, somewhat nebu- 

 lous, and faint. 



Dec. 19.8. — Bright light of moon, nearly full. Also some clouds 

 passing. Attempted verification of object seen on 14.7. Saw the two 

 stars X ; also (Lf\ and c without difficulty, a, and the two stars below 

 it; also e and b were not visible. 



Dec. 27.8. — Object b, seen on the 14th is fixed — probably a faint 

 nebula. Going on with regular search, I suspect an object a: it has a 

 small, but poorly defined disk. 



Power 400. 

 ab = 7'.0 (from a few eye-and-ear transits). 



a=: 11"^ 56™. 



S r= +2° 37'. 



Finder. 



1878, Feb. 6.6. — Object fixed. 



Search of this morning ends with this parallel. Search not wholly 

 satisfactory, as light of moon, one day past last quarter, interfered some. 

 Still, tliink I missed nothing. 



1878, Jan. 2.7. — Object a seen Dec. 27. 8 is fixed. Farther south 



I find an object which is large and nebulous. Marked a. d, small, 



faint, and nebulous. 



Finder. 



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