318 



KNOWLEDGE. 



August, 1913. 



57. For any amateur who has a good binocular glass, it may 

 prove useful. The magnitude of Vesta on August 4th, 

 according to Dr. Crommelin, is 6-1. 



FIAMMETTA WILSON, 

 S. A. WILSON, 



Members of the British Astronomical Association ; 

 Metnbres de la Societe Astronomique 

 d'Anvers. 

 Bexley Heath. 



Table 57. 



I x*l 5° 5* 48 44 40 36 



XX 



Figure 345. 



Map of the Path of Vesta showing neighbouring Stars in 

 Capricornis. 



Star magnitudes and star numbers from Harvard Durch- 

 musterung. 



Abbreviations. — Fl. = Flamsteed. Number followed by 

 G = number from Manometria Argentina. 



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