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Object a lias appearance of an elongated nebula. Beside the central 

 condensation there is a minor and less marked one in the northern 

 extremity (preceding). 



Went on with regular search — that for this morning terminating 

 with the above parallel, -]-2° 0'. 



Jan. G.7. — At IG**, elongated object above precedes about 5M, by 

 eye-and-ear transits, roughly taken. Must observe it accurately on 

 chronograph. The central condensation is not very sharp. 



Object at bottom of preceding page [xiv] does not seem to be any- 

 thing but a star with faint nebulous border. In fact, the one below it 

 (and preceding), h, looks exactly like it. 



ac =z 45" (est.). 

 ah = 1'.7. 

 Z ach = 96°. 

 p {c to b) = 125°. 



Look at this again, after a week or so. 



1878, Feb. 6 6. 



Objects fixed. 



Went on with regular search. Nothing suspected. Employed 

 power 400. Search terminates with 4 mag. star in finder, thus : — 



n=V2^ 14'". 

 8 = -fO^ 15' 



For parallel 



of end of this 



morning's 



search. 



Battery out of order — cannot use chronograph. So observed ob- 

 ject at top of preceding page [xv] by eye and ear. Mean of several 

 transits, 



a precedes b 5'.04. IS*" 30'", s. t. 



r= 85".35. 



