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a ditferent nebula, but probably belonging to the great one. 

 The Ray precedes « Trianguli 18^,8 in time, and is 55' more 

 north. Another obfervatlon of the fame, in a finer evening, 

 mentions its extending much farther towards the fouth, and 

 that the breadth of it probably is not lefs than half a degree ; 

 but being fhaded away by imperceptible gradations, it is diffi« 

 cult exactly to affign its limits. 



The fifth is a Streak of light about 27^ long, and in the 

 brlghteft part 3 or 4^ broad. The extent is nearly in the meri- 

 dian, or a little from fouth preceding to north following. It 

 follows /3 Cetl 5^,9 in time, and is 2° 43^ more fouth. The 

 fituation is fo low, that it would probably appear of a much 

 greater extent in a higher altitude. 



The fixth is an extenfive milky Nebuloflty divided into two 

 parts ; the mofl north being the ftrongefl:. Its extent exceeds 

 15'; the fbuthern part is followed by a parcel of flars whicli 

 I fuppofe to be the 8th of the Cumioijfance des Temps ^ 



The feventh is a wonderful, extenlive Nebulofity of the milky 

 kind. There are feveral flars viiible in it, but thev can have 

 no connection with that nebulofity, and are, doubtlefs, belong- 

 ing to our own fyflem fcattered before it. It is the 17th of 

 the Connoiffance des Temps, 



In the lifl of thefe muft alfo be reckoned the beautiful Ne- 

 bula of Orion. Its extent is much above one degree ; the 

 eaflern branch paffes between two very fmall flars, and runs on' 

 till it meets a very bright one. Clofe to the four fmall ftars, 

 which can have no connection with the nebula, is a total black- 

 nefs ; and within the open part, towards the north-eafl, is a 

 diftinCt, fmall, faint nebula, of an extended fhape, at a diftance 

 from the border of the great one, to which it runs in a parallel- 

 4 diredlion. 



